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رتی

Old Hindi

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri)
    Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti)
    Old Hindi رتی (rty)

    Inherited from Apabhramsa रत्ति (ratti), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Sanskrit रात्रि (rā́tri).[1]

    Noun

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    رتی (rty /ratī⁠/) f (Devanagari राति)

    1. night
      • c. 1300, Amir Khusrau, Rekhta‎[1]:
        سکھی پیا کو جو میں نہ دیکھوں تو کیسے کاٹوں اندھیری رتیاں
        skhy pya kv jv myṉ nh dykhvṉ tv kyse kaṭvṉ andhyry rtyaṉ
        /sakhī piyā ko jo ma͠i na dekhū̃ to kaise kāṭū̃ andherī ratiyā̃/
        If I cannot see my beloved lady, how will I spend these gloomy nights

    Descendants

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    Descendants
    • Braj: रात (rāt)
    • Bundeli: रात (rāt)
    • Kannauji: रात
    • Middle Hindi: رت (rt /⁠rat⁠/), رات (rat /⁠rāt⁠/)

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rā́trī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 619

    Further reading

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    • Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) “राति [रात] f. night.”, in Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 1798, column 2.
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