राज

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀚𑁆𑀚 (rajja), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, royalty, kingdom, realm). See also राना (rānā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

राज (rājm (Urdu spelling راج)

  1. reign, rule
    अंग्रेज़ों ने मुग़ल राज ख़त्म करवा दिया।
    aṅgrezõ ne muġal rāj xatma karvā diyā.
    The British forced Mughal rule to end.
    ब्रिटिश राजbriṭiś rājBritish Raj
  2. kingdom, medieval state; empire
  3. country, state
    Synonym: देश (deś)
  4. royalty
  5. Combining form of राजा (rājā)
    राजपूतrājpūtRajput

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

राज (rājm or f by sense (Urdu spelling راج)

  1. a surname, Raj, from Sanskrit

Declension[edit]

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Pali[edit]

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Noun[edit]

राज (rāja)

  1. Devanagari script form of rāja, which is vocative singular of राजन् (rājan, king)

Sanskrit[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From राजन् (rājan).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

राज (rāja) stemm

  1. king
  2. chief
  3. sovereign

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of राज (rāja)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative राजः
rājaḥ
राजौ / राजा¹
rājau / rājā¹
राजाः / राजासः¹
rājāḥ / rājāsaḥ¹
Vocative राज
rāja
राजौ / राजा¹
rājau / rājā¹
राजाः / राजासः¹
rājāḥ / rājāsaḥ¹
Accusative राजम्
rājam
राजौ / राजा¹
rājau / rājā¹
राजान्
rājān
Instrumental राजेन
rājena
राजाभ्याम्
rājābhyām
राजैः / राजेभिः¹
rājaiḥ / rājebhiḥ¹
Dative राजाय
rājāya
राजाभ्याम्
rājābhyām
राजेभ्यः
rājebhyaḥ
Ablative राजात्
rājāt
राजाभ्याम्
rājābhyām
राजेभ्यः
rājebhyaḥ
Genitive राजस्य
rājasya
राजयोः
rājayoḥ
राजानाम्
rājānām
Locative राजे
rāje
राजयोः
rājayoḥ
राजेषु
rājeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Lao: ລາຊາ (lā sā)
  • Malay: raja
  • Thai: ราช (râat), ราชา (raa-chaa)

References[edit]

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “rāja”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  • Monier Williams (1899) “राज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0872, column 3.