રહેવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Aryan *ráźʰati?

Sanskrit विरहयति (virahayati)der.?

Prakrit 𑀭𑀳𑀇 (rahaï)

Old Gujarati रहइ (rahaï)

Gujarati રહેવું (rahevũ)

Inherited from Old Gujarati रहइ (rahaï), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀳𑀇 (rahaï).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɾə.ɦɛ.ʋũ/, [ˈɾɛ̤.ʋũ]
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: ર‧હે‧વું

Verb

રહેવું • (rahevũ) (intransitive)

1. (copulative) to stay, remain

   તું અહિયાં જ રહે. ― tũ ahiyā̃j rahe ― You stay right here.

2. to live (in a place), to reside

   હું સુરતમાં રહું છું હવે. ― hũ suratmā̃ rahũ chũ have. ― I live in Surat now.

3. to let alone, leave

   રહેવા દો ― rahevā do ― Let it be.

4. to be located

   એ ત્યાં રહ્યો! ― e tyā̃ rahyo! ― There he is!

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rahati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press