रजत

See also: रंजातु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रजत (rajata).

Noun

रजत • (rajat) m (Urdu spelling رجت)

1. white
2. silver

Declension

Declension of रजत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रजत rajat	रजत rajat
oblique	रजत rajat	रजतों rajatõ
vocative	रजत rajat	रजतो rajato

Adjective

रजत • (rajat) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling رجت)

1. white
2. silver

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰজত (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬚᬢ (Balinese script)
• রজত (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰕𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀚𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ရဇတ (Burmese script)
• રજત (Gujarati script)
• ਰਜਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌜𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦗꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂔𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ರಜತ (Kannada script)
• រជត (Khmer script)
• ຣຊຕ (Lao script)
• രജത (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠᡯᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘕𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᠽᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑦵𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐖𑐟 (Newa script)
• ରଜତ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢙꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆘𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖕𑖝 (Siddham script)
• රජත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩣𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚑𑚙 (Takri script)
• ரஜத (Tamil script)
• రజత (Telugu script)
• รชต (Thai script)
• ར་ཛ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒖𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨥𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂reǵn̥t-ó-m (“silver”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (ər^əzata, “silver”), Latin argentum (“silver”). Also related to अर्जुन (arjuna).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.d͡ʑɐ.tɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɐ.d͡ʑɐ.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

रजत • (rajatá) stem

1. white, bright white, silver-colored (also applied to हिरण्य (hiraṇya) to denote silver the metal, literally meaning "white gold")
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.25.22:

     ऋज्रमुक्षण्यायने रजतं हरयाणे ।
     रथं युक्तमसनाम सुषामणि ॥

     ṛjramukṣaṇyāyane rajataṃ harayāṇe.
     rathaṃ yuktamasanāma suṣāmaṇi.

     From Uksanyayana a bay, from Harayana a silvery white steed,
     And from Susaman we obtained a hamessed car.

   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) I.5.1:

     यद् अश्र्व् अशीयत तत्
     रजतꣳ हिरण्यम् अभवत् तस्माद् रजतꣳ हिरण्यम् अदक्षिण्यम् अश्रुजꣳ हि

     yad aśrv aśīyata tat
     rajataṃ hiraṇyam abhavat tasmād rajataṃ hiraṇyam adakṣiṇyam aśrujaṃ hi

     The tear that was shed (while crying) became white gold (silver); therefore white gold (silver) is not a suitable gift, for it is born of tears

2. silvery, made of silver

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रजत (rajatá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रजतः rajatáḥ	रजतौ / रजता¹ rajataú / rajatā́¹	रजताः / रजतासः¹ rajatā́ḥ / rajatā́saḥ¹
Vocative	रजत rájata	रजतौ / रजता¹ rájatau / rájatā¹	रजताः / रजतासः¹ rájatāḥ / rájatāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रजतम् rajatám	रजतौ / रजता¹ rajataú / rajatā́¹	रजतान् rajatā́n
Instrumental	रजतेन rajaténa	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतैः / रजतेभिः¹ rajataíḥ / rajatébhiḥ¹
Dative	रजताय rajatā́ya	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतेभ्यः rajatébhyaḥ
Ablative	रजतात् rajatā́t	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतेभ्यः rajatébhyaḥ
Genitive	रजतस्य rajatásya	रजतयोः rajatáyoḥ	रजतानाम् rajatā́nām
Locative	रजते rajaté	रजतयोः rajatáyoḥ	रजतेषु rajatéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of रजता (rajatā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रजता rajatā́	रजते rajaté	रजताः rajatā́ḥ
Vocative	रजते rájate	रजते rájate	रजताः rájatāḥ
Accusative	रजताम् rajatā́m	रजते rajaté	रजताः rajatā́ḥ
Instrumental	रजतया / रजता¹ rajatáyā / rajatā́¹	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजताभिः rajatā́bhiḥ
Dative	रजतायै rajatā́yai	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजताभ्यः rajatā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	रजतायाः / रजतायै² rajatā́yāḥ / rajatā́yai²	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजताभ्यः rajatā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	रजतायाः / रजतायै² rajatā́yāḥ / rajatā́yai²	रजतयोः rajatáyoḥ	रजतानाम् rajatā́nām
Locative	रजतायाम् rajatā́yām	रजतयोः rajatáyoḥ	रजतासु rajatā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of रजत (rajatá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रजतम् rajatám	रजते rajaté	रजतानि / रजता¹ rajatā́ni / rajatā́¹
Vocative	रजत rájata	रजते rájate	रजतानि / रजता¹ rájatāni / rájatā¹
Accusative	रजतम् rajatám	रजते rajaté	रजतानि / रजता¹ rajatā́ni / rajatā́¹
Instrumental	रजतेन rajaténa	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतैः / रजतेभिः¹ rajataíḥ / rajatébhiḥ¹
Dative	रजताय rajatā́ya	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतेभ्यः rajatébhyaḥ
Ablative	रजतात् rajatā́t	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतेभ्यः rajatébhyaḥ
Genitive	रजतस्य rajatásya	रजतयोः rajatáyoḥ	रजतानाम् rajatā́nām
Locative	रजते rajaté	रजतयोः rajatáyoḥ	रजतेषु rajatéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

रजत • (rajata) stem, n

1. silver
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 5.28.1:

     नव प्राणान् नवभिः सं मिमीते दीर्घायुत्वाय शतशारदाय ।
     हरिते त्रीणि रजते त्रीण्ययसि त्रीणि तपसाविष्टितानि ॥

     nava prāṇān navabhiḥ saṃ mimīte dīrghāyutvāya śataśāradāya.
     harite trīṇi rajate trīṇyayasi trīṇi tapasāviṣṭitāni.

     For lengthened life, to last through hundred autumns, they equalize with nine the nine aspirations.
     Three in gold, three in silver, three in iron by heat are stablished in their several places.

   Synonym: रूप्य (rūpya)

2. ivory

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of रजत (rajatá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रजतम् rajatám	रजते rajaté	रजतानि / रजता¹ rajatā́ni / rajatā́¹
Vocative	रजत rájata	रजते rájate	रजतानि / रजता¹ rájatāni / rájatā¹
Accusative	रजतम् rajatám	रजते rajaté	रजतानि / रजता¹ rajatā́ni / rajatā́¹
Instrumental	रजतेन rajaténa	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतैः / रजतेभिः¹ rajataíḥ / rajatébhiḥ¹
Dative	रजताय rajatā́ya	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतेभ्यः rajatébhyaḥ
Ablative	रजतात् rajatā́t	रजताभ्याम् rajatā́bhyām	रजतेभ्यः rajatébhyaḥ
Genitive	रजतस्य rajatásya	रजतयोः rajatáyoḥ	रजतानाम् rajatā́nām
Locative	रजते rajaté	रजतयोः rajatáyoḥ	रजतेषु rajatéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: rāwa
  • → Proto-Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: arū́, úrə
    • Kamkata-viri: ŕṳ̄, arṳ̄
    • Prasuni: urǘ
    • Tregami: wurṓ
    • Waigali: urḗi
• Pali: rajata
  • → Thai: รชตะ
• Prakrit: 𑀭𑀬𑀤 (rayada), 𑀭𑀬𑀬 (rayaya)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ރިހި (rihi)
      • Sinhalese: රිදී (ridī)

Terms borrowed from रजत (rajata)

• → Bengali: রজত (rojot)
• → Acehnese: rajata
• → Banjarese: rajata
• → Cebuano: ladyata
• → Gorontalo: rajata
• → Hiligaynon: ladyato
• → Hindi: रजत (rajat)
• → Ilocano: radiata
• → Javanese: rajata
• → Kannada: ರಜತ (rajata)
• → Malay: rajata
  • Indonesian: rajata
• → Minangkabau: rajata
• → Old Gujarati: रजत (rajata)
• → Molbog: rajata
• → Brooke's Point Palawano: radyata
• → Sasak: rajata
• → Sundanese: rajata
• → Tamil: இரசிதம் (iracitam)
• → Telugu: రజత (rajata)
• → Tulu: ರಜತ (rajata)
• → Urdu: رجت (rajat)
• → Waray-Waray: ladyata
• → Wolio: rajata