ریت
Urdu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀭𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*retta), from Sanskrit रेत्र (retra), perhaps of non-Aryan origin; see there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾeːt̪/
Noun
ریت • (ret) f (Hindi spelling रेत)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | رِیت (rīt) | رِیتیں (rītẽ) |
| oblique | رِیت (rīt) | رِیتوں (rītõ) |
| vocative | رِیت (rīt) | رِیتو (rīto) |
Further reading
- Fallon, S. W. (1879), “ریت”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 721
- Platts, John T. (1884), “ریت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 610
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “ریت”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 352
- “ریت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- “ریت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit रीति (rīti).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾiːt̪/
Noun
رِیت • (rīt) f (Hindi spelling रीत)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | رِیت (rīt) | رِیتیں (rītẽ) |
| oblique | رِیت (rīt) | رِیتوں (rītõ) |
| vocative | رِیت (rīt) | رِیتو (rīto) |
Further reading
- Fallon, S. W. (1879), “ریت”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 721
- Platts, John T. (1884), “ریت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 610
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “ریت”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 352
- “ریت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- “ریت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.