راج

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See also: راح and زاح

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ر و ج (r-w-j)

Back-formation from رَوَاج (rawāj).

Pronunciation

Verb

رَاجَ • (rāja) I, non-past يَرُوجُ‎ (yarūju)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of
رَاجَ
(form-I hollow, verbal noun رَوَاج)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
rawāj
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
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
rujtu
rujta
رَاجَ

rāja
rujtumā
rājā
rujnā
rujtum
rājū
f
rujti
rājat
rājatā
rujtunna
rujna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔarūju
tarūju
yarūju
tarūjāni
yarūjāni
narūju
tarūjūna
yarūjūna
f
tarūjīna
tarūju
tarūjāni
tarujna
yarujna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔarūja
tarūja
yarūja
tarūjā
yarūjā
narūja
tarūjū
yarūjū
f
tarūjī
tarūja
tarūjā
tarujna
yarujna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔaruj
taruj
yaruj
tarūjā
yarūjā
naruj
tarūjū
yarūjū
f
tarūjī
taruj
tarūjā
tarujna
yarujna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
ruj
rūjā
rūjū
f
rūjī
rujna

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

راج (Rumi spelling raja, plural راج٢)

  1. king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
  2. (chess) king (a playing piece in chess)

Synonyms

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
raja, syah
راج, شاه 		menteri
منتري 		tir, benteng
تير, بينتيڠ 		gajah,
ݢاجه 		kuda,
کودا 		bidak, piadak, pion
بيدق, ڤيادق, ڤيون

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) —
locative راجے (rāje) راجِیں (rājīṉ)
instrumental راجے (rāje) راجِیں (rājīṉ)

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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