यमराज

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /jəm.ɾɑːd͡ʒ/, [jɐ̃m.ɾäːd͡ʒ]

Proper noun

यमराज • (yamrāj) m

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) lord Yama, god of the underworld

   Synonym: यम (yam)

Declension

Declension of यमराज (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	यमराज yamrāj
oblique	यमराज yamrāj
vocative	यमराज yamrāj

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• যমৰাজ (Assamese script)
• ᬬᬫᬭᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
• যমরাজ (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰦𑰨𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀫𑀭𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• ယမရာဇ (Burmese script)
• યમરાજ (Gujarati script)
• ਯਮਰਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌯𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
• ꦪꦩꦫꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
• 𑂨𑂧𑂩𑂰𑂔 (Kaithi script)
• ಯಮರಾಜ (Kannada script)
• យមរាជ (Khmer script)
• ຍມຣາຊ (Lao script)
• യമരാജ (Malayalam script)
• ᠶᠠᠮᠠᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘧𑘦𑘨𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠠᠮᠠᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧇𑧆𑧈𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑐩𑐬𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
• ଯମରାଜ (Odia script)
• ꢫꢪꢬꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆩𑆫𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖦𑖨𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
• යමරාජ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩻𑩴𑩼𑩛𑩣 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚣𑚢𑚤𑚭𑚑 (Takri script)
• யமராஜ (Tamil script)
• యమరాజ (Telugu script)
• ยมราช (Thai script)
• ཡ་མ་རཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒧𑒩𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨪𑨢𑨫𑨊𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From यम (yama, “twin”) +‎ राज (rāja, “king”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐ.mɐ.ɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /jɐ.mɐˈɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ/

Proper noun

यमराज • (yamarāja) m

1. Yama

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of यमराज (yamarāja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यमराजः yamarājaḥ	यमराजौ / यमराजा¹ yamarājau / yamarājā¹	यमराजाः / यमराजासः¹ yamarājāḥ / yamarājāsaḥ¹
Vocative	यमराज yamarāja	यमराजौ / यमराजा¹ yamarājau / yamarājā¹	यमराजाः / यमराजासः¹ yamarājāḥ / yamarājāsaḥ¹
Accusative	यमराजम् yamarājam	यमराजौ / यमराजा¹ yamarājau / yamarājā¹	यमराजान् yamarājān
Instrumental	यमराजेन yamarājena	यमराजाभ्याम् yamarājābhyām	यमराजैः / यमराजेभिः¹ yamarājaiḥ / yamarājebhiḥ¹
Dative	यमराजाय yamarājāya	यमराजाभ्याम् yamarājābhyām	यमराजेभ्यः yamarājebhyaḥ
Ablative	यमराजात् yamarājāt	यमराजाभ्याम् yamarājābhyām	यमराजेभ्यः yamarājebhyaḥ
Genitive	यमराजस्य yamarājasya	यमराजयोः yamarājayoḥ	यमराजानाम् yamarājānām
Locative	यमराजे yamarāje	यमराजयोः yamarājayoḥ	यमराजेषु yamarājeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: यमराज (yamrāj)
• Kumaoni: ज्यूरा (jyūrā)
• Marathi: ज़व्रा (j̈avrā)
• Sinhalese: යමරද (yamarada)
• → Kamkata-viri: [script needed] (Imro)
• → Waigali: Yamrai
• → Ashkun: Imra
• → Prasuni: Yumr'a