रति
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रति (ráti).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾə.t̪iː/, [ɾɐ.t̪iː]
Noun
रति • (rati) f (Urdu spelling رتی)
- pleasure, enjoyment, delight, joy
- desire, love, attachment, fondness, regard, favour
- Antonym: अरति (arati)
- the pleasure of love, sexual passion
- Synonym: रतिरस (ratiras)
- sexual intercourse
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रति rati |
रतियाँ ratiyā̃ |
| oblique | रति rati |
रतियों ratiyõ |
| vocative | रति rati |
रतियो ratiyo |
Proper noun
रति • (rati) f (Urdu spelling رتی)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | रति rati |
| oblique | रति rati |
| vocative | रति rati |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “रति”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ৰতি (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- রতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ရတိ (Burmese script)
- રતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਰਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ರತಿ (Kannada script)
- រតិ (Khmer script)
- ຣຕິ (Lao script)
- രതി (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ରତି (Odia script)
- ꢬꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- රති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ரதி (Tamil script)
- రతి (Telugu script)
- รติ (Thai script)
- ར་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root रम् (ram, “to enjoy”) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾɐ́.ti/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾɐ.t̪i/
Proper noun
रति॑ • (ráti) stem, f
- name of the sixth kala of the moon
- name of an apsaras
- name of the wife of vibhu (mother of pṛthuṣeṇa)
- name of a magical incantation recited over weapons
- name of a metre
- Rati, the wife of kāmadeva
Noun
रति॑ • (ráti) stem, f
- rest, repose
- pleasure, enjoyment, delight in, fondness
- the pleasure of love, sexual passion or union, amorous enjoyment
- the pudenda
- pleasure house
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रतिः॑ (rátiḥ) | रती॑ (rátī) | रत॑यः (rátayaḥ) |
| accusative | रति॑म् (rátim) | रती॑ (rátī) | रतीः॑ (rátīḥ) |
| instrumental | रत्या॑ (rátyā) रती॑¹ (rátī¹) |
रति॑भ्याम् (rátibhyām) | रति॑भिः (rátibhiḥ) |
| dative | रत॑ये (rátaye) रत्यै॑² (rátyai²) रती॑¹ (rátī¹) |
रति॑भ्याम् (rátibhyām) | रति॑भ्यः (rátibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रतेः॑ (ráteḥ) रत्याः॑² (rátyāḥ²) रत्यै॑³ (rátyai³) |
रति॑भ्याम् (rátibhyām) | रति॑भ्यः (rátibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रतेः॑ (ráteḥ) रत्याः॑² (rátyāḥ²) रत्यै॑³ (rátyai³) |
रत्योः॑ (rátyoḥ) | रती॑नाम् (rátīnām) |
| locative | रति॑म् (rátim) | रत्योः॑ (rátyoḥ) | रति॑षु (rátiṣu) |
| vocative | रते॑ (ráte) | रती॑ (rátī) | रत॑यः (rátayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “रति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 867.