राज्यभाषा

Marathi

Etymology

From राज्य (rājya, “state”) +‎ भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾad͡ʑ.jə.bʱa.ʂa/

Noun

राज्यभाषा • (rājyabhāṣā) f

1. state language (chiefly Indian states)

   महाराष्ट्राची राज्यभाषा मराठी आहे.

   mahārāṣṭrācī rājyabhāṣā marāṭhī āhe.

   Marathi is the state language of Maharashtra.

Declension

Declension of राज्यभाषा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	राज्यभाषा rājyabhāṣā
direct plural	राज्यभाषा rājyabhāṣā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	राज्यभाषा rājyabhāṣā		राज्यभाषा rājyabhāṣā
oblique सामान्यरूप	राज्यभाषे rājyabhāṣe		राज्यभाषां- rājyabhāṣān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	राज्यभाषेला rājyabhāṣelā		राज्यभाषांना rājyabhāṣānnā
ergative	राज्यभाषेने, राज्यभाषेनं rājyabhāṣene, rājyabhāṣena		राज्यभाषांनी rājyabhāṣānnī
instrumental	राज्यभाषेशी rājyabhāṣeśī		राज्यभाषांशी rājyabhāṣānśī
locative सप्तमी	राज्यभाषेत rājyabhāṣet		राज्यभाषांत rājyabhāṣāt
vocative संबोधन	राज्यभाषे rājyabhāṣe		राज्यभाषांनो rājyabhāṣānno
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 राज्यभाषा (fem ā-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	राज्यभाषेचा rājyabhāṣeċā	राज्यभाषेचे rājyabhāṣeċe	राज्यभाषेची rājyabhāṣecī	राज्यभाषेच्या rājyabhāṣecā	राज्यभाषेचे, राज्यभाषेचं rājyabhāṣeċe, rājyabhāṣeċa	राज्यभाषेची rājyabhāṣecī	राज्यभाषेच्या rājyabhāṣecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	राज्यभाषांचा rājyabhāṣānċā	राज्यभाषांचे rājyabhāṣānċe	राज्यभाषांची rājyabhāṣāñcī	राज्यभाषांच्या rājyabhāṣāncā	राज्यभाषांचे, राज्यभाषांचं rājyabhāṣānċe, rājyabhāṣānċa	राज्यभाषांची rājyabhāṣāñcī	राज्यभाषांच्या rājyabhāṣāñcā
* 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.

See also

• मातृभाषा (mātŕbhāṣā, “mother tongue”)
• राष्ट्रभाषा (rāṣṭrabhāṣā, “national language”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “राज्यभाषा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.