Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ਰਾਜ (rājăm (Shahmukhi spelling راج)

  1. rule, reign, regime, government
  2. country, states or territories ruled over

Declension edit

Declension of ਰਾਜ
dir. sg. ਰਾਜ (rāj)
dir. pl. ਰਾਜ (rāj)
singular plural
direct ਰਾਜ (rāj) ਰਾਜ (rāj)
oblique ਰਾਜ (rāj) ਰਾਜਾਂ (rājā̃)
vocative ਰਾਜਾ (rājā) ਰਾਜੋ (rājo)
ablative ਰਾਜੋਂ (rājõ)
locative ਰਾਜੇ (rāje) ਰਾਜੀਂ (rājī̃)
instrumental ਰਾਜੇ (rāje) ਰਾਜੀਂ (rājī̃)

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References edit

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rājyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press