रेत
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀭𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*retta), from Sanskrit रेत्र (retra), probably of non-Aryan origin and possibly borrowed from Munda.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of रेत (fem cons-stem)
Noun edit
रेत • (ret) m (Urdu spelling ریت)
Declension edit
Declension of रेत (masc cons-stem)
References edit
- ^ 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