महाराज

Hindi

Alternative forms

• महाराजा (mahārājā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराजन् (mahārā́jan)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ɾɑːd͡ʒ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ɾäːd͡ʒ]

Noun

महाराज • (mahārāj) m

1. a maharajah, powerful king
2. (derogatory, figuratively) said to an annoying person

Declension

Declension of महाराज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महाराज mahārāj	महाराज mahārāj
oblique	महाराज mahārāj	महाराजों mahārājõ
vocative	महाराज mahārāj	महाराजो mahārājo

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mahārāja (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• মহারাজ (Bengali script)
• මහාරාජ (Sinhalese script)
• မဟာရာဇ or မႁႃရႃၹ (Burmese script)
• มหาราช or มะหาราชะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩉᩣᩁᩣᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຫາຣາຊ or ມະຫາຣາຊະ (Lao script)
• មហារាជ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄦𑄂𑄢𑄂𑄎 (Chakma script)

Noun

महाराज

1. Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is vocative singular of महाराजन् (mahārājan, “great king”)
2. Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is alternative stem of महाराजन् (mahārājan, “great king”)
3. Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is vocative singular of राजन् (rājan, “king”) - it was well to be polite when speaking to kings!