raj
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
raj
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/, (hyperforeign) /ɹɑːʒ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ
- Homophones: Rog, Raj
Noun edit
raj (uncountable)
- (South Asia) Reign; rule.
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Serbo-Croatian roj. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rojь.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raj (plural rajok)
- (of bees and other insects) swarm, (of birds) flock
- (military) squad, section, squadron (with approx. 13 people)
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | raj | rajok |
| accusative | rajt | rajokat |
| dative | rajnak | rajoknak |
| instrumental | rajjal | rajokkal |
| causal-final | rajért | rajokért |
| translative | rajjá | rajokká |
| terminative | rajig | rajokig |
| essive-formal | rajként | rajokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | rajban | rajokban |
| superessive | rajon | rajokon |
| adessive | rajnál | rajoknál |
| illative | rajba | rajokba |
| sublative | rajra | rajokra |
| allative | rajhoz | rajokhoz |
| elative | rajból | rajokból |
| delative | rajról | rajokról |
| ablative | rajtól | rajoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
rajé | rajoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
rajéi | rajokéi |
| Possessive forms of raj | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | rajom | rajaim |
| 2nd person sing. | rajod | rajaid |
| 3rd person sing. | raja | rajai |
| 1st person plural | rajunk | rajaink |
| 2nd person plural | rajotok | rajaitok |
| 3rd person plural | rajuk | rajaik |
Coordinate terms edit
- (collective terms for animals) csapat and sereg (generic), csorda, csürhe, falka, gulya, horda, konda, ménes, nyáj, raj
- (military units) őrs/tűzcsoport < raj < szakasz < század < zászlóalj < ezred < dandár < hadosztály < hadtest < hadsereg < hadseregcsoport < front
Derived terms edit
Compound words
References edit
- ^ raj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading edit
- raj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| w-r-j |
| 10 terms |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raj m
Usage notes edit
- Generally used in the construction minn raj- + pronominal suffix. For example: Għamluha minn rajhom. (“They did it voluntarily/deliberately.”)
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Micronesian *rato, from Proto-Oceanic *rato.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raj
References edit
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rajь. Doublet of rebus.
Noun edit
raj m inan
- paradise
- Synonyms: eden, rajski ogród
- wrota raju ― gates to paradise
- istny raj ― true paradise
- raj utracony ― paradise lost
- wygnanie z raju ― expulsion from paradise
- raje podatkowe ― tax havens (lit. tax paradises)
- heaven
Declension edit
Declension of raj
Derived terms edit
adjective
phrase
proverb
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
raj
Further reading edit
- raj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- raj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “raj”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
Romani edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀆 (rāā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan).[1][2]
Noun edit
raj m (nominative plural raja)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Kalo Finnish Romani: rai
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāˊjan”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “raj¹”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 241b
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o raj II, -es- m. -a, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 301b
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rajь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rā́ˀjus (“heaven”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rȃj m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑ј)
- heaven, paradise
- (figuratively) heaven, paradise (a pleasant place of happiness and joy)
- Svi kažu da je kao raj na zemlji.
- Everyone says that it's like heaven on earth.
Declension edit
Declension of raj