रति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रति (ráti).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾə.t̪iː/, [ɾɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

रति • (rati) f (Urdu spelling رتی)

  1. pleasure, enjoyment, delight, joy
  2. desire, love, attachment, fondness, regard, favour
    Antonym: अरति (arati)
  3. the pleasure of love, sexual passion
    Synonym: रतिरस (ratiras)
  4. sexual intercourse

Declension

Proper noun

रति • (rati) f (Urdu spelling رتی)

  1. Rati, the wife of Kamadeva

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root रम् (ram, to enjoy) + -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

रति • (ráti) stem, f

  1. name of the sixth kala of the moon
  2. name of an apsaras
  3. name of the wife of vibhu (mother of pṛthuṣeṇa)
  4. name of a magical incantation recited over weapons
  5. name of a metre
  6. Rati, the wife of kāmadeva

Noun

रति • (ráti) stem, f

  1. rest, repose
  2. pleasure, enjoyment, delight in, fondness
  3. the pleasure of love, sexual passion or union, amorous enjoyment
  4. the pudenda
  5. pleasure house

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of रति (ráti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रतिः
rátiḥ
रती
rátī
रतयः
rátayaḥ
Vocative रते
ráte
रती
rátī
रतयः
rátayaḥ
Accusative रतिम्
rátim
रती
rátī
रतीः
rátīḥ
Instrumental रत्या / रती¹
rátyā / rátī¹
रतिभ्याम्
rátibhyām
रतिभिः
rátibhiḥ
Dative रतये / रत्यै² / रती¹
rátaye / rátyai² / rátī¹
रतिभ्याम्
rátibhyām
रतिभ्यः
rátibhyaḥ
Ablative रतेः / रत्याः² / रत्यै³
ráteḥ / rátyāḥ² / rátyai³
रतिभ्याम्
rátibhyām
रतिभ्यः
rátibhyaḥ
Genitive रतेः / रत्याः² / रत्यै³
ráteḥ / rátyāḥ² / rátyai³
रत्योः
rátyoḥ
रतीनाम्
rátīnām
Locative रतिम्
rátim
रत्योः
rátyoḥ
रतिषु
rátiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Telugu: రతి (rati)
  • Hindi: रति (rati)

References

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