maharaja

See also: mahārāja and mahārājā

English

Alternative forms

• maharajah, maharana, maharanah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/, /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːdʒə

Noun

maharaja (plural maharajas)

1. A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
   • 1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, pages 7–8:

     I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies.

   • 1961 October 4, “The Maharajah of Pookajee” (2:33 from the start), in Top Cat, season 1, episode 2:

     Benny: Hey, T.C., what's a maharaja?
     Top Cat: What's a what?
     Benny: A maharaja.
     Top Cat: Oh, do I look like Daniel Webster? I didn't write no dictionary.

Coordinate terms

• maharani

Translations

a Hindu prince ranking above a raja

• Arabic: مَاهَارَاجَا m (māhārājā)
• Bengali: মহারাজা (bn) (moharaja)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大君 (zh) (dàjūn)

• Czech: mahárádža m
• Danish: maharaja c
• Dutch: maharadja (nl) m
• Finnish: maharadža (fi), maharadja (fi)
• French: maharadja (fr) m, maharaja (fr) m
• German: Maharadscha (de) m
• Greek: μαχαραγιάς (el) m (macharagiás)
• Hindi: महा राजा m (mahā rājā), महाराजा m (mahārājā), महाराज (hi) m (mahārāj)
• Hungarian: maharadzsa (hu)
• Indonesian: maharaja (id), kaisar (id), raja besar
• Irish: maharáiseá m
• Italian: maragià (it) m
• Japanese: マハラジャ (maharaja), マハーラージャ (mahārāja)
• Khmer: មហារាជ (mĕəʼhaariəc)
• Korean: 마하라자 (maharaja)
• Malay: maharaja
• Marathi: महाराजा m (mahārājā), महाराज m (mahārāj)
• Mongolian: махранз (mn) (maxranz)
• Pali: mahārāja m
• Persian: مهاراجه (fa) (mahârâje)
• Polish: maharadża (pl) m
• Portuguese: marajá (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ (mahārājā)
• Romanian: maharajah (ro) m
• Russian: махара́джа (ru) m (maxarádža), магара́джа (ru) m (magarádža)
• Sanskrit: महाराज (sa) (mahārāja)
• Spanish: maharajá (es) m, marajá m
• Swedish: maharadja (sv) c
• Tamil: மகாராஜா (ta) (makārājā), மஹாராஜா (mahārājā)
• Thai: มหาราชา (má-hǎa-raa-chaa)
• Turkish: mihrace (tr)
• Urdu: مہاراجہ m (mahārāja)
• Yiddish: מאַהאַראַדזשאַ m (maharadzha)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑhɑrɑdʒɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦɑ̝ˌrɑ̝dʒɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑdʒɑ

Noun

maharaja

1. alternative form of maharadža

Declension

Inflection of maharaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		maharaja	maharajat
genitive		maharajan	maharajojen
partitive		maharajaa	maharajoja
illative		maharajaan	maharajoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maharaja	maharajat
accusative	nom.	maharaja	maharajat
	gen.	maharajan
genitive		maharajan	maharajojen maharajain rare
partitive		maharajaa	maharajoja
inessive		maharajassa	maharajoissa
elative		maharajasta	maharajoista
illative		maharajaan	maharajoihin
adessive		maharajalla	maharajoilla
ablative		maharajalta	maharajoilta
allative		maharajalle	maharajoille
essive		maharajana	maharajoina
translative		maharajaksi	maharajoiksi
abessive		maharajatta	maharajoitta
instructive		—	maharajoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maharaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maharajani maharajani accusative nom. maharajani maharajani gen. maharajani genitive maharajani maharajojeni maharajaini rare partitive maharajaani maharajojani inessive maharajassani maharajoissani elative maharajastani maharajoistani illative maharajaani maharajoihini adessive maharajallani maharajoillani ablative maharajaltani maharajoiltani allative maharajalleni maharajoilleni essive maharajanani maharajoinani translative maharajakseni maharajoikseni abessive maharajattani maharajoittani instructive — — comitative — maharajoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maharajasi maharajasi accusative nom. maharajasi maharajasi gen. maharajasi genitive maharajasi maharajojesi maharajaisi rare partitive maharajaasi maharajojasi inessive maharajassasi maharajoissasi elative maharajastasi maharajoistasi illative maharajaasi maharajoihisi adessive maharajallasi maharajoillasi ablative maharajaltasi maharajoiltasi allative maharajallesi maharajoillesi essive maharajanasi maharajoinasi translative maharajaksesi maharajoiksesi abessive maharajattasi maharajoittasi instructive — — comitative — maharajoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maharajamme maharajamme accusative nom. maharajamme maharajamme gen. maharajamme genitive maharajamme maharajojemme maharajaimme rare partitive maharajaamme maharajojamme inessive maharajassamme maharajoissamme elative maharajastamme maharajoistamme illative maharajaamme maharajoihimme adessive maharajallamme maharajoillamme ablative maharajaltamme maharajoiltamme allative maharajallemme maharajoillemme essive maharajanamme maharajoinamme translative maharajaksemme maharajoiksemme abessive maharajattamme maharajoittamme instructive — — comitative — maharajoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maharajanne maharajanne accusative nom. maharajanne maharajanne gen. maharajanne genitive maharajanne maharajojenne maharajainne rare partitive maharajaanne maharajojanne inessive maharajassanne maharajoissanne elative maharajastanne maharajoistanne illative maharajaanne maharajoihinne adessive maharajallanne maharajoillanne ablative maharajaltanne maharajoiltanne allative maharajallenne maharajoillenne essive maharajananne maharajoinanne translative maharajaksenne maharajoiksenne abessive maharajattanne maharajoittanne instructive — — comitative — maharajoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maharajansa maharajansa accusative nom. maharajansa maharajansa gen. maharajansa genitive maharajansa maharajojensa maharajainsa rare partitive maharajaansa maharajojaan maharajojansa inessive maharajassaan maharajassansa maharajoissaan maharajoissansa elative maharajastaan maharajastansa maharajoistaan maharajoistansa illative maharajaansa maharajoihinsa adessive maharajallaan maharajallansa maharajoillaan maharajoillansa ablative maharajaltaan maharajaltansa maharajoiltaan maharajoiltansa allative maharajalleen maharajallensa maharajoilleen maharajoillensa essive maharajanaan maharajanansa maharajoinaan maharajoinansa translative maharajakseen maharajaksensa maharajoikseen maharajoiksensa abessive maharajattaan maharajattansa maharajoittaan maharajoittansa instructive — — comitative — maharajoineen maharajoinensa

French

Alternative forms

• maharadja

Etymology

From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā).

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

maharaja m (plural maharajas, feminine maharani)

1. maharaja

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed maha- +‎ raja, from Malay maharaja, from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mahaˈrad͡ʒa/ [ma.haˈra.d͡ʒa]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa
• Syllabification: ma‧ha‧ra‧ja

Noun

maharaja (plural maharaja-maharaja)

1. emperor
2. (obsolete) important person

Synonyms

• kaisar (“emperor”)
• maharaja (“emperor”) (Standard Malay)
• raja besar (“emperor”)

Derived terms

• kemaharajaan

Related terms

• maharani

Further reading

• “maharaja”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja). By surface analysis, maha +‎ raja.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌmahaˈrad͡ʒə/ [ˌma.haˈra.d͡ʒə]
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˌmahaˈrad͡ʒa/ [ˌma.haˈra.d͡ʒa]
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa, -d͡ʒa, -a
• Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ja

Noun

maharaja (Jawi spelling مهاراج, plural maharaja-maharaja or maharaja²)

1. emperor

   Synonyms: raja besar, kaisar

2. (obsolete) title for an influential person

Affixations

• kemaharajaan (“relating to emperors”)

Compounds

• maharajalela

Descendants

• > Indonesian: maharaja (inherited)

Further reading

• "maharaja" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaɰadʒa]

Noun

maharaja

1. king
2. male ruler

Synonyms

• lerwa