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

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːt̪/, [ɾäːt̪]
    • Audio:(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

    From Sanskrit रात्रि (rā́tri).

    Noun

    रात (rāt?

    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

    Nepali

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    रात • (rāt)

    1. night