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राज

See also: राज़, राज्, रोज़, रंज, राजि, रोज़ा, राजा, and रोज

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀚𑁆𑀚 (rajja), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “royalty, kingdom, realm”). See also राना (rānā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

राज • (rāj) m (Urdu spelling راج)

  1. reign, rule
    अंग्रेज़ों ने मुग़ल राज ख़त्म करवा दिया।
    aṅgrezõ ne muġal rāj xatma karvā diyā.
    The British forced Mughal rule to end.
    ब्रिटिश राज ― briṭiś rāj ― British Raj
  2. kingdom, medieval state; empire
  3. country, state
    Synonym: देश (deś)
  4. royalty
  5. Combining form of राजा (rājā)
    राजपूत ― rājpūt ― Rajput

Declension edit

Declension of राज (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct राज
rāj 		राज
rāj
oblique राज
rāj 		राजों
rājõ
vocative राज
rāj 		राजो
rājo

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

राज • (rāj) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling راج)

  1. a surname, Raj, from Sanskrit

Declension edit

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of राज (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct राज
rāj 		राज
rāj
oblique राज
rāj 		राजों
rājõ
vocative राज
rāj 		राजो
rājo
Declension of राज (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct राज
rāj 		राजें
rājẽ
oblique राज
rāj 		राजों
rājõ
vocative राज
rāj 		राजो
rājo

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Noun edit

राज (rāja)

  1. Devanagari script form of rāja, which is vocative singular of राजन् (rājan, “king”)

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative scripts

Etymology edit

From राजन् (rājan).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

राज • (rāja) stem, m

  1. king
  2. chief
  3. sovereign

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of राज (rāja)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative राजः
rājaḥ 		राजौ / राजा¹
rājau / rājā¹ 		राजाः / राजासः¹
rājāḥ / rājāsaḥ¹
Vocative राज
rāja 		राजौ / राजा¹
rājau / rājā¹ 		राजाः / राजासः¹
rājāḥ / rājāsaḥ¹
Accusative राजम्
rājam 		राजौ / राजा¹
rājau / rājā¹ 		राजान्
rājān
Instrumental राजेन
rājena 		राजाभ्याम्
rājābhyām 		राजैः / राजेभिः¹
rājaiḥ / rājebhiḥ¹
Dative राजाय
rājāya 		राजाभ्याम्
rājābhyām 		राजेभ्यः
rājebhyaḥ
Ablative राजात्
rājāt 		राजाभ्याम्
rājābhyām 		राजेभ्यः
rājebhyaḥ
Genitive राजस्य
rājasya 		राजयोः
rājayoḥ 		राजानाम्
rājānām
Locative राजे
rāje 		राजयोः
rājayoḥ 		राजेषु
rājeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Lao: ລາຊາ (lā sā)
  • → Malay: raja
  • → Thai: ราช (râat), ราชา (raa-chaa)

References edit

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “rāja”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  • Monier Williams (1899) “राज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0872, column 3.
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