raát

Phalura

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raát/

Noun

raát f (Perso-Arabic spelling رات)

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

Inflection

i-decl (Pl): reetí

References

• 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