رات گئی بات گئی
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “The night has passed away [gone], (as has) the matter passed away [gone]”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾɑːt̪ ɡə.iː bɑːt̪ ɡə.iː/
Proverb
[edit]رَات گَئی، بَات گَئی • (rāt gaī, bāt gaī) (Hindi spelling रात गई, बात गई)
- the ship has sailed
- let bygones be bygones
- used to laugh off a forgotten promise (ie. "that was yesterday, today is today")
Further reading
[edit]- “raat+ga.ii+baat+ga.ii”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.