रेत

See also: रुत, रुतु, राता, रात, रातो, राति, रीत, and रति

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀭𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*retta), from Sanskrit रेत्र (retra), probably of non-Aryan origin and possibly borrowed from Munda.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾeːt̪/
Audio: (file)

Noun

रेत • (ret) f (Urdu spelling ریت)

sand
Synonym: बालू (bālū)
- 2020, “Main Tumhaara”, in Amitabh Bhattacharya (lyrics), A. R. Rahman (music), Dil Bechara, performed by Jonita Gandhi and Hriday Gattani:
  रिश्ता रहा बस रेत का
  riśtā rahā bas ret kā
  Our relationship is now just sand.

Declension

Declension of *रेत* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	रेत ret	रेतें retẽ
oblique	रेत ret	रेतों retõ
vocative	रेत ret	रेतो reto

Noun

रेत • (ret) m (Urdu spelling ریت)

file, polish

Declension

Declension of *रेत* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	रेत ret	रेत ret
oblique	रेत ret	रेतों retõ
vocative	रेत ret	रेतो reto

References

^ Ghosh, A. (2000). Non-Aryan Linguistic Elements in the Atharvaveda: A Study of Some Words of Austric Origin. India: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, p. 32 & 187