राग

See also: रग, रेग, रंग, रांग, रोग, and रोगी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɡ/, [ɾäːɡ]

Noun

राग • (rāg) m (Urdu spelling راگ)

1. color
2. emotion, feeling
3. passion
4. love
5. joy
6. sorrow
7. desire
8. (music) raga
9. melody
10. tune
11. harmony

Declension

Declension of राग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राग rāg	राग rāg
oblique	राग rāg	रागों rāgõ
vocative	राग rāg	रागो rāgo

Derived terms

• रागद्वेष (rāgadveṣ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “राग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “राग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “राग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaɡ/

Etymology 1

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Noun

राग • (rāg) m

1. anger

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Noun

राग • (rāg) m

1. (music) raga
2. melody
3. tune
4. harmony

Declension

Declension of राग (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	राग rāg
direct plural	राग rāg
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	राग rāg		राग rāg
oblique सामान्यरूप	रागा rāgā		रागां- rāgān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रागाला rāgālā		रागांना rāgānnā
ergative	रागाने, रागानं rāgāne, rāgāna		रागांनी rāgānnī
instrumental	रागाशी rāgāśī		रागांशी rāgānśī
locative सप्तमी	रागात rāgāt		रागांत rāgāt
vocative संबोधन	रागा rāgā		रागांनो rāgānno
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 राग (masc cons-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	रागाचा rāgāċā	रागाचे rāgāċe	रागाची rāgācī	रागाच्या rāgācā	रागाचे, रागाचं rāgāċe, rāgāċa	रागाची rāgācī	रागाच्या rāgācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रागांचा rāgānċā	रागांचे rāgānċe	रागांची rāgāñcī	रागांच्या rāgāncā	रागांचे, रागांचं rāgānċe, rāgānċa	रागांची rāgāñcī	रागांच्या rāgāñcā
* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “राग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “राग”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• rāga (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• রাগ (Bengali script)
• රාග (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဂ or ရႃၷ (Burmese script)
• ราค or ราคะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຄ or ຣາຄະ (Lao script)
• រាគ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄉 (Chakma script)

Noun

राग m

1. Devanagari script form of rāga (“colour; passion”)

Declension

Declension table of "राग" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रागो (rāgo)	रागा (rāgā)
Accusative (second)	रागं (rāgaṃ)	रागे (rāge)
Instrumental (third)	रागेन (rāgena)	रागेहि (rāgehi) or रागेभि (rāgebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रागस्स (rāgassa) or रागाय (rāgāya) or रागत्थं (rāgatthaṃ)	रागानं (rāgānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रागस्मा (rāgasmā) or रागम्हा (rāgamhā) or रागा (rāgā)	रागेहि (rāgehi) or रागेभि (rāgebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रागस्स (rāgassa)	रागानं (rāgānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रागस्मिं (rāgasmiṃ) or रागम्हि (rāgamhi) or रागे (rāge)	रागेसु (rāgesu)
Vocative (calling)	राग (rāga)	रागा (rāgā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাগ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬕ (Balinese script)
• রাগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဂ (Burmese script)
• રાગ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಗ (Kannada script)
• រាគ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຄ (Lao script)
• രാഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐐 (Newa script)
• ରାଗ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖐 (Siddham script)
• රාග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚌 (Takri script)
• ராக³ (Tamil script)
• రాగ (Telugu script)
• ราค (Thai script)
• རཱ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From रञ्ज् (rañj)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ɡɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑː.ɡɐ/

Noun

राग • (rāga) stem, m

1. (Vedic) dye, colour, especially red colour
2. (Vedic) passion, love, desire, delight
3. (Classical Sanskrit) beauty, loveliness, especially of a voice or song
4. (Classical Sanskrit) melody, harmony, "raga"

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राग (rāga)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रागः rāgaḥ	रागौ / रागा¹ rāgau / rāgā¹	रागाः / रागासः¹ rāgāḥ / rāgāsaḥ¹
Vocative	राग rāga	रागौ / रागा¹ rāgau / rāgā¹	रागाः / रागासः¹ rāgāḥ / rāgāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रागम् rāgam	रागौ / रागा¹ rāgau / rāgā¹	रागान् rāgān
Instrumental	रागेण rāgeṇa	रागाभ्याम् rāgābhyām	रागैः / रागेभिः¹ rāgaiḥ / rāgebhiḥ¹
Dative	रागाय rāgāya	रागाभ्याम् rāgābhyām	रागेभ्यः rāgebhyaḥ
Ablative	रागात् rāgāt	रागाभ्याम् rāgābhyām	रागेभ्यः rāgebhyaḥ
Genitive	रागस्य rāgasya	रागयोः rāgayoḥ	रागाणाम् rāgāṇām
Locative	रागे rāge	रागयोः rāgayoḥ	रागेषु rāgeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → English: raga
• → Hindi: राग (rāg) (learned)
• → Kannada: ರಾಗ (rāga)
• → Malayalam: രാഗം (rāgaṁ)
• → Marathi: राग (rāg) (learned)
• → Punjabi: ਰਾਗ (rāg)
• → Tamil: இராகம் (irākam)
• → Telugu: రాగము (rāgamu)
• → Urdu: راگ (rāg)