Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/raat/ ਰ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਰਾਤ raat Say it**RAAT**Type**Noun** In short Raat is the Punjabi word for night, the dark hours of rest, stars and quiet. ## How it's used 1. 1ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੌਂ ਗਏ।Everyone slept at night. 2. 2ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਰਾਤ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ।A moonlit night looks very beautiful. 3. 3ਅੱਧੀ ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਕੁੱਤੇ ਭੌਂਕ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ।At midnight the dogs were barking. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਰਾਤ੍ਰੀ, ਸੂਰਜ ਡੁੱਬਣ ਤੋਂ ਸੂਰਜ ਚੜ੍ਹਨ ਤੱਕ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ। ਦਿਨ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਲਈ ਹੈ, ਰਾਤ ਆਰਾਮ, ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਨੀਂਦ ਲਈ ਹੈ। ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਸਮਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਰਾਤ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਰਾਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਸੀ, ਵੱਡੇ ਤਾਰਿਆਂ ਹੇਠ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਸੁਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਸਨ। ਸਿੱਖ ਰਹਿਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਸਥਾਨ ਹੈ, ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਰਾਤ ਪਿਆਰ ਦੀ, ਅਤੇ ਇਕੱਲੀ ਰਾਤ ਵਿਰਹਾ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Raat means night: the dark part of the day, from sunset to sunrise, when work stops and people rest. "Raat" divides the day as surely as sunrise does, din (day) is for labour, raat is for sleep, family and quiet. The word gathers moods. A "chandni raat" (moonlit night) is romantic; a long winter raat is for quilts and stories; and "aadhi raat" (midnight) is the deep still hour. ## Origin and etymology Raat comes from the Sanskrit ratri, meaning night, one of the oldest words in the Indo-Aryan languages. Its form has worn smooth over thousands of years of daily use, but its meaning has never changed. The same root appears across North India, wherever the night needs naming. ## Cultural context Night in the Punjab village was once the time of stories, elders telling kahaniyan under the stars, women singing while spinning, travellers resting at the dharamshala. The raat belonged to rest and to tale-telling. In Sikh practice, the night has its own devotion: kirtan in the evening, and the peaceful recitation of Kirtan Sohila before sleep. Punjabi poetry loves the raat, for lovers' meetings, for longing, for the quiet in which the heart speaks. ## What does raat mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "Night". Raat means night: the dark part of the day, from sunset to sunrise, when work stops and people rest. "Raat" divides the day as surely as sunrise does, din (day) is for labour, raat is for sleep, family and quiet. ## How is raat used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੌਂ ਗਏ।, "Everyone slept at night.". Another example from the entry: ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਰਾਤ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ।, "A moonlit night looks very beautiful.". ## How do you pronounce raat? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "RAAT". ## Where would you hear raat used? The entry lists its usage as "Everyday speech". ## ਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਰਾਤ੍ਰੀ, ਸੂਰਜ ਡੁੱਬਣ ਤੋਂ ਸੂਰਜ ਚੜ੍ਹਨ ਤੱਕ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ। ਦਿਨ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਲਈ ਹੈ, ਰਾਤ ਆਰਾਮ, ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਨੀਂਦ ਲਈ ਹੈ। ## ਰਾਤ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੌਂ ਗਏ। ## ਰਾਤ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਸਮਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਰਾਤ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਰਾਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਸੀ, ਵੱਡੇ ਤਾਰਿਆਂ ਹੇਠ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਸੁਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਸਨ। ਸਿੱਖ ਰਹਿਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਦਿਨdinDay](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/din/)[ਸੌਣਾsonaTo sleep](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sona/)[ਚੰਨchannMoon](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chann/)[ਸ਼ੁਭ ਰਾਤਰੀShubh RaatriHow to say good night in Punjabi: shubh raatri, and the parting blessing rabb raakha](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/how-to-say-good-night-in-punjabi/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. 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