रैन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀬𑀡𑀻 (rayaṇī), from Sanskrit रजनी (rajanī), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷeni. Compare Gujarati રયણી (rayaṇī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɛːn/, [ɾɛ̃ːn]

Noun

रैन • (rain) f (Urdu spelling رین)

(chiefly poetic) the night
Synonym: रात (rāt)
- 2012, “Jiya Lage Na”, in Javed Akhtar (lyrics), Ram Sampath (music), Talaash, performed by Sona Mohapatra:
  ओ मैं मुस्काऊं, सबसे छुपाऊं
  व्याकुल हूँ दिन रैन
  o ma͠i muskāū̃, sabse chupāū̃
  vyākul hū̃ din rain
  When I smile, I hide from everyone,
  I am distraught day and night

Declension

Declension of रैन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रैन rain	रैनें rainẽ
oblique	रैन rain	रैनों rainõ
vocative	रैन rain	रैनो raino

Derived terms

रैनबसेरा (rainbaserā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 871

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