રહેવું

Gujarati

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Aryan *ráźʰati?
    Sanskrit विरहयति (virahayati)der.?
    Prakrit 𑀭𑀳𑀇 (rahaï)
    Old Gujarati रहइ (rahaï)
    Gujarati રહેવું (rahevũ)

    Inherited from Old Gujarati रहइ (rahaï), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀳𑀇 (rahaï).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɾə.ɦɛ.ʋũ/, [ˈɾɛ̤.ʋũ]
    • Rhymes: -ũ
    • Hyphenation: ર‧હે‧વું

    Verb

    રહેવું • (rahevũ) (intransitive)

    1. (copulative) to stay, remain
      તું અહિયાં જ રહે. ― tũ ahiyā̃j rahe ― You stay right here.
    2. to live (in a place), to reside
      હું સુરતમાં રહું છું હવે. ― hũ suratmā̃ rahũ chũ have. ― I live in Surat now.
    3. to let alone, leave
      રહેવા દો ― rahevā do ― Let it be.
    4. to be located
      એ ત્યાં રહ્યો! ― e tyā̃ rahyo! ― There he is!

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rahati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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