रमते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrámatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrámatay, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-ti, from *h₁rem- (“to rest”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔρᾰμαι (éramai), Lithuanian rìmti.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́.mɐ.tɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɐ.mɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

रमते • (rámate) third-singular present indicative (root रम्, class 1, type A) (Vedic rámatai)

1. to delight, enjoy, be glad
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
2. to stop, stay; rest
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
3. to have sexual intercourse
4. to play with, put to stake (with instrumental)

Descendants

• Old Gujarati: रमइ (ramaï)
  • Gujarati: રમવું (ramvũ)