राहत (raahat)
noun
A feminine noun meaning relief or comfort, used both for personal ease (from pain, stress, tension) and for organized disaster/humanitarian relief.
Sense
1
:
relief, comfort (from pain, tension, or discomfort)
noun, feminine Very commonly paired with the verb मिलना (milnaa) -- राहत मिलना (raahat milnaa, 'to get relief') -- where the person who feels relieved is marked with को (ko).
Synonyms: आराम (aaraam), सुकून (sukoon), चैन (chain)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you will hear after a headache fades, after an exam ends, or after monsoon rain finally breaks a heatwave -- राहत मिली (raahat milii, 'relief was gotten/felt') is the standard way to express that sigh of relief. It sits close in feeling to सुकून (sukoon), though सुकून leans more toward inner peace while राहत is relief from a specific pressure or problem.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use राहत (raahat) with पाना (paanaa) as a direct translation of 'to get relief,' but राहत मिलना (raahat milnaa) is far more natural and idiomatic in everyday speech. 2) The person experiencing relief takes को (ko), not ने (ne) -- मुझे राहत मिली (mujhe raahat milii, 'I felt relief'), not मैंने राहत मिली।
Sample Sentences:
दर्द कम हुआ तो राहत मिली।
When the pain lessened, I felt relief.
(dard kam huaa to raahat milii।)
परीक्षा खत्म होते ही उसे बहुत राहत महसूस हुई।
As soon as the exam ended, she felt a lot of relief.
(pariikshaa khatm hote hii use bahut raahat mahsoos huii।)
बारिश के बाद गर्मी से राहत मिलती है।
After the rain, there is relief from the heat.
(baarish ke baad garmii se raahat miltii hai।)
काश यह खबर सुनकर मुझे राहत मिलती।
I wish I felt relief on hearing this news.
(kaash yah khabar sunkar mujhe raahat miltii।)
अगर दवा असर करती तो उसे राहत मिल जाती।
If the medicine had worked, he would have gotten relief.
(agar davaa asar kartii to use raahat mil jaatii।)
थोड़ी देर आराम कर लो, राहत मिलेगी।
Rest for a while, you will feel relief.
(thodii der aaraam kar lo, raahat milegii।)
पीठ दर्द के लिए कुछ करो, राहत चाहिए मुझे।
Do something for the back pain, I need relief.
(piith dard ke lie kuchh karo, raahat chaahie mujhe।)
यह सुनकर मुझे बड़ी राहत मिली कि सब ठीक हैं।
I felt great relief hearing that everyone is fine.
(yah sunkar mujhe badii raahat milii ki sab thiik hain।)
क्या तुम्हें उस दवा से कोई राहत मिल रही है?
Are you getting any relief from that medicine?
(kyaa tumhen us davaa se koii raahat mil rahii hai?)
उम्मीद है कि यह मरहम कुछ राहत दे।
I hope this ointment gives some relief.
(ummiid hai ki yah maraham kuchh raahat de।)
प्रधानमंत्री का बयान सुनकर बाजार को राहत मिली।
The market felt relief upon hearing the Prime Minister's statement.
(pradhaanmantrii kaa bayaan sunkar baajaar ko raahat milii।)
Sense
2
:
disaster/humanitarian relief, aid
noun, feminine Frequently appears in compounds like राहत कार्य (raahat kaary, 'relief work') and राहत शिविर (raahat shivir, 'relief camp'), especially in news contexts about floods, earthquakes, or other disasters.
Synonyms: सहायता (sahaaytaa), मदद (madad)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this sense constantly on the news during flood or earthquake season -- राहत सामग्री (raahat saamagrii, 'relief supplies') being distributed, or सरकार ने राहत का ऐलान किया (sarkaar ne raahat kaa ailaan kiyaa, 'the government announced relief'). It is the standard bureaucratic and journalistic term for organized aid.
Sample Sentences:
बाढ़ पीड़ितों के लिए राहत सामग्री बांटी जा रही है।
Relief supplies are being distributed to the flood victims.
(baadh piiditon ke lie raahat saamagrii baantii jaa rahii hai।)
सरकार ने भूकंप पीड़ितों के लिए राहत का ऐलान किया।
The government announced relief for the earthquake victims.
(sarkaar ne bhookamp piiditon ke lie raahat kaa ailaan kiyaa।)
राहत कार्य कल से शुरू होगा।
Relief operations will start from tomorrow.
(raahat kaary kal se shuroo hogaa।)
अगर सरकार समय पर राहत पहुंचाती तो इतने लोग नहीं मरते।
If the government had delivered relief on time, so many people wouldn't have died.
(agar sarkaar samay par raahat pahunchaatii to itne log nahiin marte।)
राहत शिविरों में हजारों परिवार रह रहे हैं।
Thousands of families are staying in relief camps.
(raahat shiviron men hajaaron parivaar rah rahe hain।)
हर साल मॉनसून में सरकार को राहत का बजट बढ़ाना पड़ता है।
Every year during the monsoon, the government has to increase the relief budget.
(har saal monsoon men sarkaar ko raahat kaa bajat badhaanaa padtaa hai।)
क्या विदेशी संगठनों को भी राहत भेजने की इजाज़त है?
Are foreign organizations also permitted to send relief?
(kyaa videshii sangathnon ko bhii raahat bhejne kii ijaazat hai?)
जल्दी से राहत सामग्री उन गांवों तक पहुंचाओ जहां पानी अभी भी भरा है।
Get the relief supplies to those villages quickly where the water is still standing.
(jaldii se raahat saamagrii un gaanvon tak pahunchaao jahaan paanii abhii bhii bharaa hai।)
प्रधानमंत्री राहत कोष से पीड़ित परिवारों को मुआवज़ा दिया गया।
Compensation was given to the affected families from the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
(pradhaanmantrii raahat kosh se piidit parivaaron ko muaavzaa diyaa gayaa।)
सेना और एनजीओ दोनों राहत कार्य में जुटे हुए हैं।
Both the army and NGOs are engaged in relief work.
(senaa aur enjiio donon raahat kaary men jute hue hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
राहत
(raahat)
(sg.f.oblique):
राहत
(raahat)
(pl.f.direct):
राहतें
(raahten)
(pl.f.oblique):
राहतों
(raahton)