राज्ञी

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂. Cognate with Latin regina, Old Irish rígan. Related to राजन् (rā́jan, “king”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑ́ːd͡ʑ.ɲiː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑːd͡ʑ.ɲiː/

Noun

राज्ञी • (rā́jñī) stem, f

1. queen, princess, the wife of a king (VS. etc.)
2. name of the western quarter or that which contains the Soul of the Universe (ChUp. ?? III, 15 ,2)
3. name of the wife of the Sun (Pur.)
4. deep-coloured or yellowish-red brass (consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc or tin) (L.)
5. = राज्य (rājyá)

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of राज्ञी (rā́jñī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	राज्ञी rā́jñī	राज्ञ्यौ / राज्ञी¹ rā́jñyau / rā́jñī¹	राज्ञ्यः / राज्ञीः¹ rā́jñyaḥ / rā́jñīḥ¹
Vocative	राज्ञि rā́jñi	राज्ञ्यौ / राज्ञी¹ rā́jñyau / rā́jñī¹	राज्ञ्यः / राज्ञीः¹ rā́jñyaḥ / rā́jñīḥ¹
Accusative	राज्ञीम् rā́jñīm	राज्ञ्यौ / राज्ञी¹ rā́jñyau / rā́jñī¹	राज्ञीः rā́jñīḥ
Instrumental	राज्ञ्या rā́jñyā	राज्ञीभ्याम् rā́jñībhyām	राज्ञीभिः rā́jñībhiḥ
Dative	राज्ञ्यै rā́jñyai	राज्ञीभ्याम् rā́jñībhyām	राज्ञीभ्यः rā́jñībhyaḥ
Ablative	राज्ञ्याः / राज्ञ्यै² rā́jñyāḥ / rā́jñyai²	राज्ञीभ्याम् rā́jñībhyām	राज्ञीभ्यः rā́jñībhyaḥ
Genitive	राज्ञ्याः / राज्ञ्यै² rā́jñyāḥ / rā́jñyai²	राज्ञ्योः rā́jñyoḥ	राज्ञीनाम् rā́jñīnām
Locative	राज्ञ्याम् rā́jñyām	राज्ञ्योः rā́jñyoḥ	राज्ञीषु rā́jñīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Assamese: ৰাণী (rani)
• → English: rani, ranee
• Hindi: रानी (rānī)
• Old Marathi: 𑘨𑘰𑘡𑘲 (rānī)
  • Marathi: राणी (rāṇī)
• Tamil: இராணி (irāṇi)
• Telugu: రాణి (rāṇi)
• Urdu: رانی (rānī)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “राज्ञी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0875.