Night in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “night” in Hindi is रात, pronounced raat — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂
Proto-Indo-European *h₁réh₁-trih₂
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HráHtriH
Sanskrit रात्री॑ (rā́trī)
Sanskrit रात्रि॑ (rā́tri)
Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti)
Old Hindi رتی (rty)
Hindi रात
Inherited from Old Hindi राति (rāti), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Sanskrit रात्रि (rā́tri). See there for more. Doublet of रात्रि (rātri), a tatsama.
Quick facts about “night”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂
Proto-Indo-European *h₁réh₁-trih₂
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HráHtriH
Sanskrit रात्री॑ (rā́trī)
Sanskrit रात्रि॑ (rā́tri)
Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti)
Old Hindi رتی (rty)
Hindi रात
Inherited from Old Hindi राति (rāti), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Sanskrit रात्रि (rā́tri). See there for more. Doublet of रात्रि (rātri), a tatsama.
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