رات
See also: رأت and ذات
Kalkoti
Noun
رات (rāt)
- blood
- night
Sindhi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri).
Noun
رات (rāt)
- night
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾɑːt̪/
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
رات • (rāt) f (Hindi spelling रात)
- (chiefly) night, nighttime
- رات کو چاند نکلتا ہے۔
- rāt ko cānd nikaltā hai.
- The moon comes out at night.
- eve
- جمعرات ― jumi'rāt ― Thursday (literally, “friday eve”)
- چاند رات ― cānd rāt ― night of the moon (literally, “moon eve”)
Declension
| Declension of رات | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | رات (rāt) | راتیں (rātẽ) |
| oblique | رات (rāt) | راتوں (rātõ) |
| vocative | رات (rāt) | راتو (rāto) |
Synonyms
- (evening or night time): شَب (śab), لیل (lel), رَین (rain), عِشا (’iśā)
Antonyms
- (evening or night time): دِن (din), صُبَح (ṣubaḥ), فَجَر (fajar)
References
- “رات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “رات”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.