ریت

See also: زيت, ريب, and زیپ

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀭𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*retta), from Sanskrit रेत्र (retra), probably of non-Aryan origin and possibly borrowed from Munda.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ریت • (ret) f (Hindi spelling रेत)

  1. sand

References
  1. Ghosh, A. (2000). Non-Aryan Linguistic Elements in the Atharvaveda: A Study of Some Words of Austric Origin. India: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, p. 32 & 187
  • “ریت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ریت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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