ராஜிநாமா

Tamil

Etymology

From ராஜி (rāji) + Urdu نامہ (“nāma”), the latter from Persian نامه.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaːd͡ʑɪn̪aːmaː/

Noun

ராஜிநாமா • (rājināmā)

1. (law) settlement, arbitration, document in writing whereby the parties to a suit agree to adjust their differences
2. letter of resignation
3. deed of relinquishment executed by the cultivator when he gives up his paṭṭā lands

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “ராஜிநாமா”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press