राज

See also: राज़, राज्, रोज़, रंज, राजि, रोज़ा, राजा, राजमाता, and रोज

Hindi

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːd͡ʒ/, [ɾäːd͡ʒ]

Noun

राज • (rāj) m (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 राज ― briṭiś rāj ― British Raj

2. kingdom, medieval state; empire
3. country, state

   Synonym: देश (deś)

4. royalty
5. combining form of राजा (rājā)

   राजपूत ― rājpūt ― Rajput

Declension

Declension of राज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राज rāj	राज rāj
oblique	राज rāj	राजों rājõ
vocative	राज rāj	राजो rājo

Derived terms

• अधिराज (adhirāj)
• अराजक (arājak)
• अराजकता (arājaktā)
• ब्रजराज (brajrāj)
• युवराज (yuvrāj)
• राज करना (rāj karnā)
• राजकथा (rājakthā)
• राजकन्या (rājkanyā)
• राजकुमार (rājkumār)
• राजकुमारी (rājkumārī)
• राजकुल (rājkul)
• राजकोष (rājkoṣ)
• राजक्षमा (rājakṣamā)
• राजगृह (rājgŕh)
• राजचिह्न (rājcihna)
• राजतंत्र (rājtantra)
• राजतंत्रवाद (rājtantravād)
• राजतंत्रवादी (rājtantravādī)
• राजतंत्रीय (rājtantrīya)
• राजदूत (rājdūt)
• राजदूतावास (rājdūtāvās)
• राजद्रोह (rājadroh)
• राजद्रोही (rājadrohī)
• राजपत्र (rājpatra)
• राजपाट (rājpāṭ)
• राजपाल (rājpāl)
• राजपुत्र (rājputra)
• राजपुत्री (rājputrī)
• राजपुरुष (rājpuruṣ)
• राजपूत (rājpūt)
• राजपूताना (rājpūtānā)
• राजप्रसाद (rājaprasād)
• राजभक्त (rājbhakt)
• राजभक्ति (rājbhakti)
• राजभत्ता (rājbhattā)
• राजभवन (rājabhvan)
• राजभाषा (rājbhāṣā)
• राजमंडल (rājmaṇḍal)
• राजमंत्री (rājmantrī)
• राजमर्मज्ञ (rājmarmajña)
• राजमर्मज्ञता (rājmarmajñatā)
• राजमहल (rājamhal)
• राजमुद्रा (rājmudrā)
• राजवंश (rājvañś)
• राजव्यवस्था (rājavyavasthā)
• राजसत्ता (rājsattā)
• राजसभा (rājasbhā)
• राजसमाज (rājasmāj)
• राजसिंहासन (rājsĩhāsan)
• राजसूय (rājsūy)
• राजस्थान (rājasthān)
• राजहंस (rājhans)
• विराज (virāj)
• विराजना (virājnā)

Descendants

• → English: raj

Proper noun

राज • (rāj) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling راج)

1. a surname, Raj, from Sanskrit

Declension

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

Declension of राज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राज rāj	राज rāj
oblique	राज rāj	राजों rājõ
vocative	राज rāj	राजो rājo

Declension of राज (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राज rāj	राजें rājẽ
oblique	राज rāj	राजों rājõ
vocative	राज rāj	राजो rājo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːz/, [ɾäːz], /ɾɑːd͡ʒ/, [ɾäːd͡ʒ]

Noun

राज • (rāj) m

1. alternative form of राज़ (rāz)

Declension

Declension of राज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राज rāj	राज rāj
oblique	राज rāj	राजों rājõ
vocative	राज rāj	राजो rājo

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘕 (rāja), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀚𑁆𑀚 (rajja), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “royalty, kingdom, realm”). Doublet of राज्य (rājya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾad͡ʑ/

Noun

राज • (rāj) m

1. reign, rule

   Synonym: शासन (śāsan)

   ब्रिटिश राज ― briṭiś rāj ― British Raj

2. (rare) kingdom, medieval state; empire

   Synonyms: राज्य (rājya), साम्राज्य (sāmrājya)

3. royalty
4. combining form of राजा (rājā)

Declension

Declension of राज (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	राज rāj
direct plural	राज rāj
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	राज rāj		राज rāj
oblique सामान्यरूप	राजा rājā		राजां- rājān-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	राजाला rājālā		राजांना rājānnā
ergative	राजाने, राजानं rājāne, rājāna		राजांनी rājānnī
instrumental	राजाशी rājāśī		राजांशी rājānśī
locative सप्तमी	राजात rājāt		राजांत rājāt
vocative संबोधन	राजा rājā		राजांनो rājānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of राज (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	राजाचा rājāċā	राजाचे rājāċe	राजाची rājācī	राजाच्या rājācā	राजाचे, राजाचं rājāċe, rājāċa	राजाची rājācī	राजाच्या rājācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	राजांचा rājānċā	राजांचे rājānċe	राजांची rājāñcī	राजांच्या rājāncā	राजांचे, राजांचं rājānċe, rājānċa	राजांची rājāñcī	राजांच्या rājāñcā
* 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.

Proper noun

राज • (rāj) m

1. a male given name

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “राज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “राज”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• rāja (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• রাজ (Bengali script)
• රාජ (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဇ or ရႃၹ (Burmese script)
• ราช or ราชะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຊ or ຣາຊະ (Lao script)
• រាជ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄎 (Chakma script)

Noun

राज (rāja)

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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ৰাজ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
• রাজ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဇ (Burmese script)
• રાજ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂔 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಜ (Kannada script)
• រាជ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຊ (Lao script)
• രാജ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
• ରାଜ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
• රාජ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩣 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚑 (Takri script)
• ராஜ (Tamil script)
• రాజ (Telugu script)
• ราช (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ/

Noun

राज • (rāja) stem, m

1. combining form of राजन् (rā́jan, “king”) (in compounds)