رت

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ratta), from Sanskrit रक्त (rakta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾət̪.t̪ə̆/, [ɾɐt̪ˑᵊ]

Noun

رَتّ • (ratt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਤ)

1. blood
2. (by extension, figuratively):
   1. relationship (by blood)
   2. love
   3. good luck

Declension

Declension of رت
dir. sg.	رَتّ (ratt)
dir. pl.	رَتّاں (rattāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	رَتّ (ratt)	رَتّاں (rattāṉ)
oblique	رَتّ (ratt)	رَتّاں (rattāṉ)
vocative	رَتّے (ratte)	رَتّو (ratto)
ablative	رَتّوں (rattoṉ)	—
locative	رَتّے (ratte)	رَتِّیں (rattiīṉ)
instrumental	رَتّے (ratte)	رَتِّیں (rattiīṉ)

Derived terms

• رَتّا (rattā, “red”)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “رت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਰੱਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rakta¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 610

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtú). Cognate with Urdu رُت (rut).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾʊt̪ːᵊ/
• Rhymes: -ʊt̪ːᵊ

Noun

رُتّ • (rutt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੁੱਤ)

1. season
2. weather

Declension

Declension of رت
dir. sg.	رُتّ (rutt)
dir. pl.	رُتّاں (ruttāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	رُتّ (rutt)	رُتّاں (ruttāṉ)
oblique	رُتّ (rutt)	رُتّاں (ruttāṉ)
vocative	رُتّے (rutte)	رُتّو (rutto)
ablative	رُتّوں (ruttoṉ)	—
locative	رُتّے (rutte)	رُتِّیں (ruttiīṉ)
instrumental	رُتّے (rutte)	رُتِّیں (ruttiīṉ)

Synonyms

• مَوسم (mausam)

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “رُت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਰੁੱਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Sindhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रक्त (rakta).

Noun

رت • (ratu) m (Devanagari रतु)

1. blood