राजीव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजीव (rājīva).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʒiːʋ/, [ɾäː.d͡ʒiːʋ]

Adjective

राजीव • (rājīv)

1. striped, spotted

Noun

राजीव • (rājīv) m

1. blue lotus

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:कमल

2. spotted deer

Declension

Declension of राजीव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राजीव rājīv	राजीव rājīv
oblique	राजीव rājīv	राजीवों rājīvõ
vocative	राजीव rājīv	राजीवो rājīvo

Proper noun

राजीव • (rājīv) m

1. a male given name, Rajeev and Rajiv, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of राजीव (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	राजीव rājīv
oblique	राजीव rājīv
vocative	राजीव rājīv

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “राजीव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4158
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “राजीव”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 645
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “राजीव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 861

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাজীৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬚᬷᬯ (Balinese script)
• রাজীব (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰕𑰱𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀻𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဇီဝ (Burmese script)
• રાજીવ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਜੀਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍀𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦗꦷꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂔𑂲𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಜೀವ (Kannada script)
• រាជីវ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຊີວ (Lao script)
• രാജീവ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᡳᡳᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘕𑘲𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠢᠢᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑦵𑧓𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐖𑐷𑐰 (Newa script)
• ରାଜୀଵ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢙꢷꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆘𑆵𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖕𑖱𑖪 (Siddham script)
• රාජීව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩣𑩑𑩛𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚑𑚯𑚦 (Takri script)
• ராஜீவ (Tamil script)
• రాజీవ (Telugu script)
• ราชีว (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཛཱི་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒲𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨥𑨁𑨊𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From राज् (rā́j, “king”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑ́ː.d͡ʑiː.ʋɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʑiː.ʋɐ/

Noun

राजी॑व • (rā́jīva) stem, m

1. a species of fish Mn. v, 16 Yājñ., Suśr.
2. a kind of stripped deer Bhpr.
3. the Indian crane L.
4. an elephant L.
5. name of the pupil of विश्व-नाथ MW.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राजी॑व

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	राजी॑वः (rā́jīvaḥ)	राजी॑वौ (rā́jīvau) राजी॑वा¹ (rā́jīvā¹)	राजी॑वाः (rā́jīvāḥ) राजी॑वासः¹ (rā́jīvāsaḥ¹)
accusative	राजी॑वम् (rā́jīvam)	राजी॑वौ (rā́jīvau) राजी॑वा¹ (rā́jīvā¹)	राजी॑वान् (rā́jīvān)
instrumental	राजी॑वेन (rā́jīvena)	राजी॑वाभ्याम् (rā́jīvābhyām)	राजी॑वैः (rā́jīvaiḥ) राजी॑वेभिः¹ (rā́jīvebhiḥ¹)
dative	राजी॑वाय (rā́jīvāya)	राजी॑वाभ्याम् (rā́jīvābhyām)	राजी॑वेभ्यः (rā́jīvebhyaḥ)
ablative	राजी॑वात् (rā́jīvāt)	राजी॑वाभ्याम् (rā́jīvābhyām)	राजी॑वेभ्यः (rā́jīvebhyaḥ)
genitive	राजी॑वस्य (rā́jīvasya)	राजी॑वयोः (rā́jīvayoḥ)	राजी॑वानाम् (rā́jīvānām)
locative	राजी॑वे (rā́jīve)	राजी॑वयोः (rā́jīvayoḥ)	राजी॑वेषु (rā́jīveṣu)
vocative	राजी॑व (rā́jīva)	राजी॑वौ (rā́jīvau) राजी॑वा¹ (rā́jīvā¹)	राजी॑वाः (rā́jīvāḥ) राजी॑वासः¹ (rā́jīvāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

राजी॑व • (rā́jīva) stem, n

1. a blue lotus-flower Yājñ., MBh. &c.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of राजी॑व

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	राजी॑वम् (rā́jīvam)	राजी॑वे (rā́jīve)	राजी॑वानि (rā́jīvāni) राजी॑वा¹ (rā́jīvā¹)
accusative	राजी॑वम् (rā́jīvam)	राजी॑वे (rā́jīve)	राजी॑वानि (rā́jīvāni) राजी॑वा¹ (rā́jīvā¹)
instrumental	राजी॑वेन (rā́jīvena)	राजी॑वाभ्याम् (rā́jīvābhyām)	राजी॑वैः (rā́jīvaiḥ) राजी॑वेभिः¹ (rā́jīvebhiḥ¹)
dative	राजी॑वाय (rā́jīvāya)	राजी॑वाभ्याम् (rā́jīvābhyām)	राजी॑वेभ्यः (rā́jīvebhyaḥ)
ablative	राजी॑वात् (rā́jīvāt)	राजी॑वाभ्याम् (rā́jīvābhyām)	राजी॑वेभ्यः (rā́jīvebhyaḥ)
genitive	राजी॑वस्य (rā́jīvasya)	राजी॑वयोः (rā́jīvayoḥ)	राजी॑वानाम् (rā́jīvānām)
locative	राजी॑वे (rā́jīve)	राजी॑वयोः (rā́jīvayoḥ)	राजी॑वेषु (rā́jīveṣu)
vocative	राजी॑व (rā́jīva)	राजी॑वे (rā́jīve)	राजी॑वानि (rā́jīvāni) राजी॑वा¹ (rā́jīvā¹)

• ¹Vedic