राजा

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

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɾäː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

राजा • (rājā) m (Urdu spelling راجا‎)

1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler

   यथा राजा तथा प्रजा। ― yathā rājā tathā prajā. ― As is the king, so are his subjects.

2. (chess or cards) king

Usage notes

• In compound words, राजा (rājā) takes the form of the prefix राज- (rāj-) or the suffix -राज (-rāj).

Declension

Declension of राजा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राजा rājā	राजा rājā
oblique	राजा rājā	राजाओं rājāõ
vocative	राजा rājā	राजाओ rājāo

See also

Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text)
राजा (rājā), बादशाह (bādśāh)	वज़ीर (vazīr), रानी (rānī), मंत्री (mantrī), बेगम (begam)	हाथी (hāthī), कश्ती (kaśtī), रुख़ (rux)	ऊँट (ū̃ṭ), फ़ील (fīl)	घोड़ा (ghoṛā)	प्यादा (pyādā), पैदल (paidal), सिपाही (sipāhī)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “राजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rä(d)zä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: राजा

Noun

राजा • (rājā)

1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
2. (chess) king

See also

Chess pieces in Nepali · बुद्धिचालको गोटीहरू (buddhicālko goṭīharū) (layout · text)
राजा (rājā)	मन्त्री (mantrī)	हात्ती (hāttī)	उँट (ũṭ)	घोडा (ghoḍā)	सिपाही (sipāhī)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• rājā (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• রাজা (Bengali script)
• රාජා (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဇာ or ရႃၹႃ (Burmese script)
• ราชา (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨩᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຊາ (Lao script)
• រាជា (Khmer script)

Noun

राजा (rājā)

1. Devanagari script form of rājā, which is inflection of राजन् (rājan, “king”):
   1. nominative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural

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Sanskrit

Noun

राजा • (rājā)

1. nominative singular of राजन् (rājan)