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).

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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

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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 (rājam

  1. king
  2. chief
  3. sovereign

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of राज (rāja)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative राजः
rājaḥ
राजौ
rājau
राजाः / राजासः¹
rājāḥ / rājāsaḥ¹
Vocative राज
rāja
राजौ
rājau
राजाः / राजासः¹
rājāḥ / rājāsaḥ¹
Accusative राजम्
rājam
राजौ
rājau
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

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Descendants[edit]

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