राज

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀚𑁆𑀚 (rajja), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, royalty, kingdom, realm). See also राना (rānā).

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Noun

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राज (rājm (Urdu spelling راج)

  1. reign, rule
    अंग्रेज़ों ने मुग़ल राज ख़त्म करवा दिया।
    aṅgrezõ ne muġal rāj xatma karvā diyā.
    The British forced Mughal rule to end.
    ब्रिटिश राजbriṭiś rājBritish Raj
  2. kingdom, medieval state; empire
  3. country, state
    Synonym: देश (deś)
  4. royalty
  5. secret
    Synonyms: राज़ (rāz), रहस्य (rahasya), भेद (bhed)
    उसका राज कभी नहीं समने आएगा।
    uskā rāj kabhī nahī̃ samne āegā.
    His secret will never be revealed.
  6. Combining form of राजा (rājā)
    राजपूतrājpūtRajput

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Descendants

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  • English: raj

Proper noun

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राज (rājm or f by sense (Urdu spelling راج)

  1. a surname, Raj, from Sanskrit

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NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Pali

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Noun

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राज (rāja)

  1. Devanagari script form of rāja, which is vocative singular of राजन् (rājan, king)

Sanskrit

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राज (rā́ja) stemn

  1. neuter nominative singular of राजन् (rā́jan)