बरसात
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (vāsāratti), from Sanskrit वर्षारात्रि (varṣārātri, “the rainy season”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bəɾ.sɑːt̪/, [bəɾ.s̪äːt̪]
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
बरसात • (barsāt) f (Urdu spelling برسات)
- rain
- यद्यपि विशेषकर बरसात नहीं हुई है, तापमान में गिरावट आई है।
- yadyapi viśeṣkar barsāt nahī̃ huī hai, tāpmān mẽ girāvaṭ āī hai.
- Although there has been no rain in particular, the temperature has decreased.
- Synonyms: वर्षा (varṣā), बारिश (bāriś), वृष्टि (vŕṣṭi)
- the rainy season, particularly the months of Bhadra and Sravana
Declension
Declension of बरसात (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बरसात barsāt | बरसातें barsātẽ |
| oblique | बरसात barsāt | बरसातों barsātõ |
| vocative | बरसात barsāt | बरसातो barsāto |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बरसात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “बरसात”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.