राग

See also: रग, रेग, रंग, रांग, रोग, and रोगी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɡ/, [ɾäːɡ]

Noun

राग • (rāg) m (Urdu spelling راگ‎)

1. color
2. emotion, feeling
3. passion
4. love
5. joy
6. sorrow
7. desire
8. (music) raga
9. melody
10. tune
11. harmony

Declension

Declension of राग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राग rāg	राग rāg
oblique	राग rāg	रागों rāgõ
vocative	राग rāg	रागो rāgo

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaɡ/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

राग • (rāg) m

1. anger

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Noun

राग • (rāg) m

1. (music) raga
2. melody
3. tune
4. harmony

Declension

Declension of राग (rāg)
direct singular	राग rāg
direct plural	राग rāg
	singular		plural
nominative	राग rāg		राग rāg
oblique	रागा- rāgā-		रागां- rāgāN-
dative	रागाला rāgālā		रागांना rāgāNnā
ergative	रागाने rāgāne		रागांनी rāgāNni
instrumental	रागाशी rāgāśi		रागांशी rāgāNśi
locative	रागात rāgāt		रागांत rāgāNt
vocative	रागा rāgā		रागांनो rāgāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of राग
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	रागाचा rāgāċā	रागाचे rāgāce	रागाची rāgāci	रागाच्या rāgāca	रागाचे, रागाचं rāgāce, rāgāċa	रागाची rāgāci	रागाच्या rāgāca
plural subject	रागांचा rāgāNċā	रागांचे rāgāNce	रागांची rāgāNci	रागांच्या rāgāNca	रागांचे, रागांचं rāgāNce, rāgāNċa	रागांची rāgāNci	रागांच्या rāgāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “राग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “राग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “राग”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• rāga (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• রাগ (Bengali script)
• රාග (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဂ or ရႃၷ (Burmese script)
• ราค or ราคะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຄ or ຣາຄະ (Lao script)
• រាគ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄉 (Chakma script)

Noun

राग m

1. Devanagari script form of rāga (“colour; passion”)

Declension

Declension table of "राग" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रागो (rāgo)	रागा (rāgā)
Accusative (second)	रागं (rāgaṃ)	रागे (rāge)
Instrumental (third)	रागेन (rāgena)	रागेहि (rāgehi) or रागेभि (rāgebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रागस्स (rāgassa) or रागाय (rāgāya) or रागत्थं (rāgatthaṃ)	रागानं (rāgānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रागस्मा (rāgasmā) or रागम्हा (rāgamhā) or रागा (rāgā)	रागेहि (rāgehi) or रागेभि (rāgebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रागस्स (rāgassa)	रागानं (rāgānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रागस्मिं (rāgasmiṃ) or रागम्हि (rāgamhi) or रागे (rāge)	रागेसु (rāgesu)
Vocative (calling)	राग (rāga)	रागा (rāgā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬭᬵᬕ (Balinese script)
• ৰাগ (Assamese script)
• রাগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌗 (Grantha script)
• રાગ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦫꦴꦒ (Javanese script)
• រាគ (Khmer script)
• ರಾಗ (Kannada script)
• ຣາຄ (Lao script)
• രാഗ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• ရာဂ (Burmese script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐐 (Newa script)
• ରାଗ (Oriya script)
• ꢬꢵꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖐 (Siddham script)
• රාග (Sinhalese script)
• రాగ (Telugu script)
• ราค (Thai script)
• རཱ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒑 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Epic Sanskrit, from the verbal root रञ्ज् "to dye".

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ɡɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑː.ɡɐ/

Noun

राग • (rāga) m

1. (Epic Sanskrit) dye, colour, especially red colour
2. (Epic Sanskrit) passion, love, desire, delight
3. (Classical Sanskrit) beauty, loveliness, especially of a voice or song
4. (Classical Sanskrit) melody, harmony, "raga"

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राग (rāga)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रागः rāgaḥ	रागौ rāgau	रागाः / रागासः¹ rāgāḥ / rāgāsaḥ¹
Vocative	राग rāga	रागौ rāgau	रागाः / रागासः¹ rāgāḥ / rāgāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रागम् rāgam	रागौ rāgau	रागान् rāgān
Instrumental	रागेण rāgeṇa	रागाभ्याम् rāgābhyām	रागैः / रागेभिः¹ rāgaiḥ / rāgebhiḥ¹
Dative	रागाय rāgāya	रागाभ्याम् rāgābhyām	रागेभ्यः rāgebhyaḥ
Ablative	रागात् rāgāt	रागाभ्याम् rāgābhyām	रागेभ्यः rāgebhyaḥ
Genitive	रागस्य rāgasya	रागयोः rāgayoḥ	रागाणाम् rāgāṇām
Locative	रागे rāge	रागयोः rāgayoḥ	रागेषु rāgeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → English: raga