رتا

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ratta), from Sanskrit रक्त (rakta).

Adjective

رَتّا (rattā)

  1. red, blood-red

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ratta), from Sanskrit रक्त (rakta). Cognate with Gujarati રાતું (rātũ), Hindustani راتا (rātā) / राता (rātā), and Sindhi رَتو (rato).

Adjective

رَتّا • (rattā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਤਾ)

  1. red, blood-red
    رتا:  
    Synonyms: رَتڑا (ratṛā), لال (lāl), سُوہا (sūhā), سَن٘دُھوری (saṉdhūrī), ہِرمچی (hirmcī)

Noun

رَتّا • (rattā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਤਾ)

  1. red (color)
  • رَتّ رَن٘گا (ratt raṉgā, “blood-coloured”, adjective)
  • رَتّی f (rattī, “jequirity bean”)

See also

Colors in Punjabi · رَن٘گ (raṉg) (layout · text)
     چِٹّا (ciṭṭā), بَگّا (baggā)           کاࣇا (kāḷā)
             لال (lāl), رَتّا (rattā); سُوہا (sūhā)              مالٹا (mālṭā), نَارَنگِی (nārangī); بھُورا (bhūrā)              پِیلا (pīlā), کھَٹّا (khaṭṭā)
             نِمبُو (nimbū), پِستا (pistā), اَنگُوری (angūrī)              ساوا (sāvā), ہَرا (harā)             
             آسمانی (āsmānī)              آسمانی (āsmānī)              نِیلا (nīlā)
             جامنی (jāmnī), اُودا (ūdā)              بَینگی (baingī)              گُولابی (gūlābī)

Further reading

  • “رتا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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