बरसात
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (vāsāratti) with metathesis, from Sanskrit वर्षारात्रि (varṣārātri, “rainy season”). Related to बरसना (barasnā, “to rain”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəɾ.sɑːt̪/, [bɐɾ.säːt̪]
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
बरसात • (barsāt) f (Urdu spelling بَرْسات)
- rain
- 1995, “बरसात के मौसम में [barsāt ke mausam mẽ]”, Sudarshan Faakir (lyrics):
- बरसात के मौसम में
तन्हाई के आलम में
मैं घर से निकल आया
बोतल भी उठा लाया- barsāt ke mausam mẽ
tanhāī ke ālam mẽ
ma͠i ghar se nikal āyā
botal bhī uṭhā lāyā - In the weather of rains
In a lonely state
I came out of my house
Carrying a bottle with me
- barsāt ke mausam mẽ
- the rainy season
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बरसात barsāt |
बरसातें barsātẽ |
| oblique | बरसात barsāt |
बरसातों barsātõ |
| vocative | बरसात barsāt |
बरसातो barsāto |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरसात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 709
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बरसात”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 502
- “बरसात”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.