रात

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Hindi राति (rāti), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Sanskrit रात्रि (rā́tri). See there for more. Doublet of रात्रि (rātri), a tatsama.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːt̪/, [ɾäːt̪]
    • Audio (Delhi):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

    Noun

    रात • (rātf (Urdu spelling رات)

    1. night
      Synonyms: रात्रि (rātri), रैन (rain), निशा (niśā), रजनी (rajnī)
      Antonym: दिन (din)

    Declension

    Declension of रात (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct रात
    rāt
    रातें
    rātẽ
    oblique रात
    rāt
    रातों
    rātõ
    vocative रात
    rāt
    रातो
    rāto

    Derived terms

    • रात भर (rāt bhar)
    • दिन-रात (din-rāt, day and night)
    • रात को (rāt ko, at night, nightly)
    • रातों रात (rātõ rāt, in the middle of the night, night by night)
    • सुहाग-रात (suhāg-rāt, wedding night)

    Konkani

    Noun

    रात • (rātf (Latin script rat, Kannada script ರಾತ್)

    1. night

    Marwari

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Gujarati रात (rāta), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Sanskrit रात्रि॒ (rā́tri).

    Noun

    रात (rātf

    1. night

    References

    • Bhanwar, Lal Suthar; Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998), राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 286
    • Lalas, Sitaram (2013), “रात”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].

    Nepali

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [rät̪]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: रात्

    Noun

    रात • (rāt)

    1. night