राष्ट्रपति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾə.pə.t̪iː/, [ɾäːʂ.ʈɾɐ.pɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

राष्ट्रपति • (rāṣṭrapati) m

1. leader of a country, president

Declension

Declension of राष्ट्रपति (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapati	राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapati
oblique	राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapati	राष्ट्रपतियों rāṣṭrapatiyõ
vocative	राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapati	राष्ट्रपतियो rāṣṭrapatiyo

Descendants

• → English: Rashtrapati

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “राष्ट्रपति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4172
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “राष्ट्रपति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 543.

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [räs̠t̠rʌpʌt̪i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रास्ट्रपति

Noun

राष्ट्रपति • (rāṣṭrapati)

1. president

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬱ᭄ᬝ᭄ᬭᬧᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• রাষ্ট্রপতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰿𑰨𑰢𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀱𑁆𑀝𑁆𑀭𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ရာၑ္ဋြပတိ (Burmese script)
• રાષ્ટ્રપતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਰਪਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦰ꧀ꦛꦿꦥꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂹𑂩𑂣𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ (Kannada script)
• រាឞ្ដ្របតិ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຩ຺ຏ຺ຣປຕິ (Lao script)
• രാഷ്ട്രപതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢢᢞᡵᠠᢒᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘿𑘨𑘢𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᢔᢌᠷᠠᢒᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧠𑧈𑧂𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐲𑑂𑐚𑑂𑐬𑐥𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରପତି (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬꢦꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆰𑇀𑆛𑇀𑆫𑆥𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖿𑖨𑖢𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• රාෂ‍්ට්‍රපති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩦 𑪙𑩼𑩰𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚶𑚔𑚶𑚤𑚞𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ராஷ்ட்ரபதி (Tamil script)
• రాష్ట్రపతి (Telugu script)
• ราษฺฏฺรปติ (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཥྚྲ་པ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒭𑓂𑒙𑓂𑒩𑒣𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨔𑩇𑨫𑨞𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “state, kingdom, country”) +‎ पति (pati, “lord, ruler; husband”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾɐ.pɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾɐ.pɐ.t̪i/

Noun

रा॒ष्ट्रप॑ति • (rāṣṭrápati) stem, m

1. lord of a kingdom, a sovereign

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of रा॒ष्ट्रप॑ति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिः (rāṣṭrápatiḥ)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑ती (rāṣṭrápatī)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तयः (rāṣṭrápatayaḥ)
accusative	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिम् (rāṣṭrápatim)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑ती (rāṣṭrápatī)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तीन् (rāṣṭrápatīn)
instrumental	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिना (rāṣṭrápatinā)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिभ्याम् (rāṣṭrápatibhyām)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिभिः (rāṣṭrápatibhiḥ)
dative	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तये (rāṣṭrápataye)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिभ्याम् (rāṣṭrápatibhyām)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिभ्यः (rāṣṭrápatibhyaḥ)
ablative	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तेः (rāṣṭrápateḥ)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिभ्याम् (rāṣṭrápatibhyām)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिभ्यः (rāṣṭrápatibhyaḥ)
genitive	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तेः (rāṣṭrápateḥ)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑त्योः (rāṣṭrápatyoḥ)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तीनाम् (rāṣṭrápatīnām)
locative	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तौ (rāṣṭrápatau) रा॒ष्ट्रप॑ता¹ (rāṣṭrápatā¹)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑त्योः (rāṣṭrápatyoḥ)	रा॒ष्ट्रप॑तिषु (rāṣṭrápatiṣu)
vocative	राष्ट्र॑पते (rā́ṣṭrapate)	राष्ट्र॑पती (rā́ṣṭrapatī)	राष्ट्र॑पतयः (rā́ṣṭrapatayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Assamese: ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি (rastropoti) (learned)
• → Bengali: রাষ্ট্রপতি (raśṭrōpōti) (learned)
• → Hindi: राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapti) (learned)
• → English: Rashtrapati
• → Kannada: ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ (rāṣṭrapati) (learned)
• → Malayalam: രാഷ്ട്രപതി (rāṣṭrapati) (learned)
• → Marathi: राष्ट्रपती (rāṣṭrapatī) (learned)
• → Nepali: राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapati) (learned)
• → Punjabi: ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ (rāśṭaraptī)
• → Tamil: ராஷ்டிரபதி (rāṣṭirapati) (learned)
• → Telugu: రాష్ట్రపతి (rāṣṭrapati) (learned)

See also

• अधिपति (adhipati, “overlord”)
• क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “Kshatriyas, caste of warrior-kings”)
• चक्रवर्ति (cakravarti, “world ruler”)
• महाराज (mahārāja, “great king, emperor”)
• राज (rāja, “king”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “राष्ट्रपति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 879.