रीता

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 (rittaga), from Sanskrit रिक्तक (riktaka), from रिक्त (riktá) +‎ -क (-ka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *riktás, from Proto-Indo-European *likʷ-tó-s, from *leykʷ-. Doublet of रिक्त (rikt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾiː.t̪ɑː/, [ɾiː.t̪äː]

Adjective

रीता • (rītā) (Urdu spelling ریبا)

1. empty

   Synonym: ख़ाली (xālī)

2. desolate, bare

   Synonyms: शून्य (śūnya), सूना (sūnā)

Declension

Declension of रीता (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	रीता rītā	रीते rīte	रीती rītī	रीती rītī
oblique	रीते rīte	रीते rīte	रीती rītī	रीती rītī
vocative	रीते rīte	रीते rīte	रीती rītī	रीती rītī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रीता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रीता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha