raát

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Phalura

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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raát f (Perso-Arabic spelling رات)

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

Inflection

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i-decl (Pl): reetí

References

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “raát”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], 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