राजन्

See also: राजन and रंजन

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• rājan (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• রাজন্ (Bengali script)
• රාජන් (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဇန် or ရႃၹၼ် (Burmese script)
• ราชนฺ or ราชัน (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨩᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຊນ຺ or ຣາຊັນ (Lao script)
• រាជន៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄎𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)

Noun

राजन् m

1. Devanagari script form of rājan ("king")

Declension

Declension table of "राज" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	राजा (rājā)	राजानो (rājāno) or राजा (rājā)
Accusative (second)	राजानं (rājānaṃ) or राजं (rājaṃ)	राजानो (rājāno)
Instrumental (third)	रञ्ञा (raññā) or राजिना (rājinā) or राजेन (rājena)	राजूहि (rājūhi) or राजूभि (rājūbhi) or राजेहि (rājehi) or राजेभि (rājebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रञ्ञो (rañño) or राजिनो (rājino) or राजस्स (rājassa)	रञ्ञं (raññaṃ) or राजूनं (rājūnaṃ) or राजानं (rājānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रञ्ञा (raññā)	राजूहि (rājūhi) or राजूभि (rājūbhi) or राजेहि (rājehi) or राजेभि (rājebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रञ्ञो (rañño) or राजिनो (rājino) or राजस्स (rājassa)	रञ्ञं (raññaṃ) or राजूनं (rājūnaṃ) or राजानं (rājānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रञ्ञे (raññe) or राजिनि (rājini)	राजूसु (rājūsu) or राजेसु (rājesu)
Vocative (calling)	राज (rāja)	राजानो (rājāno) or राजा (rājā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাজন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬚᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• রাজন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰕𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဇန် (Burmese script)
• રાજન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਜਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦗꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂔𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಜೝ (Kannada script)
• រាជន៑ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຊນ຺ (Lao script)
• രാജന് (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘕𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑦵𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐖𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ରାଜନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢙꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆘𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖕𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• රාජන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩣𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚑𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• ராஜந் (Tamil script)
• రాజౝ (Telugu script)
• ราชนฺ (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཛ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨥𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Sanskrit राजन् (rājan)

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō. Cognate with Latin rēx (“king”), Welsh rhi. Also compare राज् (rāj, “king”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑ́ː.d͡ʑɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑː.d͡ʑɐn̪/

Noun

राजन् • (rā́jan) stem, m

1. a king, sovereign, prince, chief
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.36.4:

     स रा॒यस्खामुप॑ सृजा गृणा॒नः पु॑रुश्च॒न्द्रस्य॒ त्वमि॑न्द्र॒ वस्व॑:।
     पति॑र्बभू॒थास॑मो॒ जना॑ना॒मेको॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ भुव॑नस्य॒ राजा॑॥

     sá rāyáskhā́múpa sṛjā gṛṇānáḥ puruścandrásya tvámindra vásva:.
     pátirbabhūthā́samo jánānāméko víśvasya bhúvanasya rā́jā.

     Lauded by us, let flow the spring, O Indra, of excellent and brightly-shining riches.
     For thou art Lord of men, without an equal: of all the world thou art the only King.

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of राजन् (rā́jan)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	राजा rā́jā	राजानौ / राजाना¹ rā́jānau / rā́jānā¹	राजानः rā́jānaḥ
Vocative	राजन् rā́jan	राजानौ / राजाना¹ rā́jānau / rā́jānā¹	राजानः rā́jānaḥ
Accusative	राजानम् rā́jānam	राजानौ / राजाना¹ rā́jānau / rā́jānā¹	राज्ञः rā́jñaḥ
Instrumental	राज्ञा rā́jñā	राजभ्याम् rā́jabhyām	राजभिः rā́jabhiḥ
Dative	राज्ञे rā́jñe	राजभ्याम् rā́jabhyām	राजभ्यः rā́jabhyaḥ
Ablative	राज्ञः rā́jñaḥ	राजभ्याम् rā́jabhyām	राजभ्यः rā́jabhyaḥ
Genitive	राज्ञः rā́jñaḥ	राज्ञोः rā́jñoḥ	राज्ञाम् rā́jñām
Locative	राज्ञि / राजनि / राजन्¹ rā́jñi / rā́jani / rā́jan¹	राज्ञोः rā́jñoḥ	राजसु rā́jasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya)
  • Assamese: ৰায় (ray)
  • Bengali: রায় (raẏ)
  • Kamta: ৰায় (ray)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀭𑀸𑀆 (rāā), 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya)
  • Marathi: राव (rāv)
  • → Kannada: ರಾಯ (rāya)
• Pali: rājan
  • → Burmese: ရာဇ (raja.)
  • → Khmer: រាជ (riəc)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya)
  • Old Gujarati: रा (rā), राय (rāya)
    • Gujarati: રાય (rāya), રાવ (rāv)
  • Hindi: राय (rāy)
  • Romani: raj
• → Assamese: ৰজা (roza)
• → Bengali: রাজা (raja)
• → Dhivehi: ރަދުން (radun̊), ރާއްޖެ (rājje)
• → Proto-South Dravidian: *aracan
  • Telugu: అరుసు (arusu), అరసు (arasu)
  • Tulu: [script needed] (arasu), [script needed] (arase)
  • Kannada: ಅರಸ (arasa), ಅರಸು (arasu)
  • Malayalam: അരചൻ (aracaṉ)
  • Tamil: அரசன் (aracaṉ)
• → Persian: رای (rây)
• → Gujarati: રાજા (rājā)
  • → Vaghri: રાજા (rājā)
• → Hindi: राजा (rājā)
  • → French: radjah
    • → Spanish: rajá
      • → Tagalog: raha
      • → Cebuano: raha
• → Kashmiri: राज़ (rāz)
• → Urdu: راجہ
• → Kannada: ರಾಜ (rāja)
• → Lao: ລາຊາ (lā sā)
• → Malayalam: രാജാവ് (rājāvŭ), രാജ (rāja)
• → Malay: raja; (راج)
  • Indonesian: raja; van ophuijsen spelling (radja)
  • Semai: rajak
  • → Tagalog: ladya
  • → Tausug: raja
  • → Maranao: radia
• → Marathi: राजा (rājā)
• → Nepali: राजा (rājā)
• → Old Javanese: rāja
  • > Javanese: ꦫꦗ (raja) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬭᬚ (raja)
• → Punjabi: ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
• → Sindhi: راجا
• → Sinhalese: රජ (raja)
• → Sundanese: raja
• → Tamil: ராஜா (rājā), ராசா (rācā), ராஜன் (rājaṉ), இராஜா (irājā), இராசா (irācā) — standard form
• → Telugu: రాజు (rāju)
• → Thai: ราชา (raa-chaa), ราช (râat)
• → Toba Batak: ᯒᯐ (raja)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “राजन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 874/3, 875/1.