घराती

See also: धरती

Hindi

Etymology

Formed from घर (ghar, “home, house”) by analogy with बराती (barātī, “member of a baraat (bridegroom's party)”). Compare चरती (cartī) for a similar formation.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱə.ɾɑː.t̪iː/, [ɡʱɐ.ɾäː.t̪iː]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪iː
• Hyphenation: घ‧रा‧ती

Noun

घराती • (gharātī) m (Urdu spelling گَھراتی)

1. member of the bridal party (in a marriage)

   Antonym: बराती (barātī)

   • 1985, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, ‘दशद्वार’ से ‘सोपान’ तक, 2010 edition, Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN, page 140:

     बेटी तो विदा हो गयी और घराती जनवासे से दाज-दहेज लेकर घर लौटे।

     beṭī to vidā ho gayī aur gharātī janvāse se dāj-dahej lekar ghar lauṭe.

     The daughter had departed and her family took the dowry items and returned home from the accomodations of the groom's party.

   • 2017 January 14, Swami Rambhadracharya, edited by Dr. Ramadhar Sharma and Nityanand Misra, श्रीरामचरितमानस-कथा: मानसमें तीस कथाएँ‎^[1], Chitrakoot: JRDU, →ISBN, page 197:

     अब सभी घराती-बराती छकाछक पी रहे हैं चकाचक।

     ab sabhī gharātī-barātī chakāchak pī rahe ha͠i cakācak.

     Now all the people from both the bride's and groom's sides are sated and drinking aplenty.

Declension

Declension of घराती (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घराती gharātī	घराती gharātī
oblique	घराती gharātī	घरातियों gharātiyõ
vocative	घराती gharātī	घरातियो gharātiyo

See also

• जनवासा (janvāsā)
• बरात (barāt)
• सराती (sarātī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घराती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “घराती”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “घराती”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House