raát

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit रात्री (rātrī, “night (fem)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raát/

Noun

raát f (Perso-Arabic spelling رات)

  1. night (as a measure of time)
  2. 24-hour period

Inflection

i-decl (Pl): reetí

References
  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “raát”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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