رت

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (phr) IPA^(key): /ɾət̪.t̪ə̆/

Noun

رت (ratt)

1. blood

Punjabi

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾət̪ː/, [ɾət̪ː(ə̆)]

Noun

رَتّ • (ratt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਤ)

1. blood

   Synonyms: لَہُو (lahū), خُوݨ (xūṇ)

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

Declension

Declension of رت

	singular	plural
direct	رَتّ (ratt)	رَتّاں (rattāṉ)
oblique	رَتّ (ratt)	رَتّاں (rattāṉ)
vocative	رَتّے (ratte)	رَتّو (ratto)
ablative	رَتّوں (rattoṉ)	—
locative	رَتّی (rattī)	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: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਰੱਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• 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) via metathesis. Cognate with Urdu رُت (rut).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾʊt̪ː/
• Rhymes: -ʊt̪ː

Noun

رُتّ • (rutt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੁੱਤ)

1. season
2. weather

Declension

Declension of رت

	singular	plural
direct	رُتّ (rutt)	رُتّاں (ruttāṉ)
oblique	رُتّ (rutt)	رُتّاں (ruttāṉ)
vocative	رُتّے (rutte)	رُتّو (rutto)
ablative	رُتّوں (ruttoṉ)	—
locative	رُتّی (ruttī)	رُتِّیں (ruttiīṉ)
instrumental	رُتّے (rutte)	رُتِّیں (ruttiīṉ)

Synonyms

• مَوسم (mausam)

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “رُت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਰੁੱਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Sindhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रक्त (rakta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rət̪ʊ]

Noun

رَتُ • (ratu) m (Devanagari रतु)

1. blood

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “رَتُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society