راج

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See also: راح and زاح

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ر و ج (r w j)
5 terms

Back-formation from رَوَاج (rawāj).

Pronunciation

Verb

رَاجَ • (rāja) I (non-past يَرُوجُ (yarūju), verbal noun رَوَاج (rawāj))

  1. to have currency, to circulate, to sell well, to be in demand, to burgeon, to be buoyant

Conjugation

    Conjugation of رَاجَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, no passive, verbal noun رَوَاج)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		رَوَاج
rawāj
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		رَائِج
rāʔij
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m رُجْتُ
rujtu 		رُجْتَ
rujta 		رَاجَ
rāja 		رُجْتُمَا
rujtumā 		رَاجَا
rājā 		رُجْنَا
rujnā 		رُجْتُمْ
rujtum 		رَاجُوا
rājū
f رُجْتِ
rujti 		رَاجَتْ
rājat 		رَاجَتَا
rājatā 		رُجْتُنَّ
rujtunna 		رُجْنَ
rujna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَرُوجُ
ʔarūju 		تَرُوجُ
tarūju 		يَرُوجُ
yarūju 		تَرُوجَانِ
tarūjāni 		يَرُوجَانِ
yarūjāni 		نَرُوجُ
narūju 		تَرُوجُونَ
tarūjūna 		يَرُوجُونَ
yarūjūna
f تَرُوجِينَ
tarūjīna 		تَرُوجُ
tarūju 		تَرُوجَانِ
tarūjāni 		تَرُجْنَ
tarujna 		يَرُجْنَ
yarujna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَرُوجَ
ʔarūja 		تَرُوجَ
tarūja 		يَرُوجَ
yarūja 		تَرُوجَا
tarūjā 		يَرُوجَا
yarūjā 		نَرُوجَ
narūja 		تَرُوجُوا
tarūjū 		يَرُوجُوا
yarūjū
f تَرُوجِي
tarūjī 		تَرُوجَ
tarūja 		تَرُوجَا
tarūjā 		تَرُجْنَ
tarujna 		يَرُجْنَ
yarujna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَرُجْ
ʔaruj 		تَرُجْ
taruj 		يَرُجْ
yaruj 		تَرُوجَا
tarūjā 		يَرُوجَا
yarūjā 		نَرُجْ
naruj 		تَرُوجُوا
tarūjū 		يَرُوجُوا
yarūjū
f تَرُوجِي
tarūjī 		تَرُجْ
taruj 		تَرُوجَا
tarūjā 		تَرُجْنَ
tarujna 		يَرُجْنَ
yarujna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m رُجْ
ruj 		رُوجَا
rūjā 		رُوجُوا
rūjū
f رُوجِي
rūjī 		رُجْنَ
rujna

Malay

Noun

راج (plural راج-راج or راج۲, informal 1st possessive راجکو, 2nd possessive راجمو, 3rd possessive راجڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of raja‎

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek ῥάξ (rháx).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? rāj
Dari reading? rāj
Iranian reading? râj
Tajik reading? roj

Noun

راج • (râj)

  1. holly

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀚𑁆𑀚 (rajja), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “royalty, kingdom, realm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

راج • (rāj) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਜ)

  1. rule; government; sovereignty
  2. ruler; monarch; monarchy
  3. kingdom; empire; state
  4. rule; reign (ie. time of reign)

Declension

Declension of راج
dir. sg. راج (rāj)
dir. pl. راج (rāj)
singular plural
direct راج (rāj) راج (rāj)
oblique راج (rāj) راجاں (rājāṉ)
vocative راجا (rājā) راجو (rājo)
ablative راجوں (rājoṉ) راجاں (rājāṉ)
locative راجے (rāje) راجِیں (rājīṉ)
instrumental راجوں (rājoṉ) –

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “راج”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਰਾਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rājyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 619

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “royalty, kingdom, realm”).

Noun

راج • (rāj) m (Hindi spelling राज)

  1. royalty, kingship
  2. reign, rule
    ہندستان میں برطانوی راج
    Hindustān mẽ Bartānvī rāj
    British rule in Hindustan/India
  3. kingdom, empire, state
  4. monarchy, sovereignty
  5. government, administration
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, sovereign, prince”).

Noun

راج • (rāj) m (Hindi spelling राज)

  1. mason
  2. builder

Prefix

راجـ • (rāj-) (Hindi spelling -राज)

  1. A prefix which forms a large number of compound words and carries an adjectival meaning of the king or of the state (e.g., راجکر (rāj-kar) royal tribute, tax, راجدوت (rāj-dūt) royal emissary, ambassador, راجبھاشا (rāj-bhāṣā) national language, راجنیتی (rāj-nīti) politics), etc.
Derived terms
Urdu terms prefixed with راجـ

Suffix

ـراج • (-rāj) (Hindi spelling राज-)

  1. A suffix which forms compound words and carries the meaning king or chief (e.g., مہاراج (mahā-rāj) great king, maharaja).
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