बरसात

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (vāsāratti), from Sanskrit वर्षारात्रि (varṣārātri, “the rainy season”). Related to बरस (baras).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.sɑːt̪/, [bɐɾ.säːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

बरसात • (barsāt) f (Urdu spelling برسات)

1. rain

   Synonyms: वर्षा (varṣā), बारिश (bāriś), वृष्टि (vŕṣṭi)

   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.

2. 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.