रग

See also: रंग, रेग, रोग, राग, and रोगी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رگ (rag), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lk' /⁠rag⁠/). Compare Punjabi ਰਗ (rag) / رگ (rag).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəɡ/, [ɾɐɡ]

Noun

रग • (rag) f (Urdu spelling رگ)

1. (anatomy) blood vessel, artery or vein

   Synonyms: नस (nas), नाड़ी (nāṛī)

   शहज़ादे की रगों में शाही ख़ून दौड़ता है।

   śahzāde kī ragõ mẽ śāhī xūn dauṛtā hai.

   Royal blood flows in the prince's veins.

Declension

Declension of रग (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रग rag	रगें ragẽ
oblique	रग rag	रगों ragõ
vocative	रग rag	रगो rago

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Rajasthani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رگ (rag), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lk' /⁠rag⁠/).

Noun

रग (rag) ?

1. (anatomy) vein

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 280. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).