राय
See also: रयि
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राजा (rājā).
Noun edit
राय • (rāy) m (Urdu spelling رای)
Declension edit
Declension of राय (masc cons-stem)
Proper noun edit
राय • (rāy) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling رای)
Declension edit
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of राय (masc cons-stem)
Declension of राय (fem cons-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian رأی (ra'y), from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy). Compare Bengali রায় (raẏ).
Noun edit
राय • (rāy) f (Urdu spelling رائے)
Declension edit
Declension of राय (fem cons-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Old Gujarati edit
Alternative forms edit
- राइं (rāĩ)
Etymology edit
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́an, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rēǵ-en-.
Noun edit
राय • (rāya) m