रीता
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit रित्त (ritta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit रिक्त (rikta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *riktás, from Proto-Indo-European *likʷ-tó-s, from *leykʷ-. Doublet of रिक्त (rikt).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾiː.t̪ɑː/, [ɾiː.t̪äː]
Adjective
रीता • (rītā) (Urdu spelling ریبا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | रीता rītā |
रीते rīte |
रीती rītī |
रीती rītī |
| oblique | रीते rīte |
रीते rīte |
रीती rītī |
रीती rītī |
| vocative | रीते rīte |
रीते rīte |
रीती rītī |
रीती rītī |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रीता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रीता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha