Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Noun

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𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājām (Girnar)

  1. king

Declension

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Declension of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Girnar)
Singular Plural
Nominative 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā)
Vocative
Accusative
Instrumental 𑀭𑀸𑀜 (rāña)
Dative
Ablative
Genitive 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄 (rāño)
Locative
Note: Many of these forms may be unattested.

Alternative forms

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Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (“king”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā)
Delhi-Topra 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā)
East Dhauli 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā)
Jaugada 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨪𐨗 (raja), 𐨪𐨩 (raya)
Mansehra 𐨪𐨗 (raja)
West Girnar 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (“king”)
 
𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā) (4)
𐨪𐨗 (raja) (2)
𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā) (1)
𐨪𐨩 (raya) (1)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸

  1. Brahmi script form of rājā, which is inflection of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀦𑁆:
    1. nominative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (rājan, king)