राग
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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राग (rāga).
Pronunciation
Noun
राग • (rāg) m (Urdu spelling راگ)
Declension
Declension of राग (masc cons-stem)
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 : 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
Konkani
Noun
राग • (rāg) m (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)
Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
राग • (rāg) m
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राग (rāga).
Noun
राग • (rāg) m
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 |
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| 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 (1982–1983) “राग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- 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 scripts
Noun
राग m
- 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
Noun
राग • (rāga) stem, m
- (Vedic) dye, colour, especially red colour
- (Vedic) passion, love, desire, delight
- (Classical Sanskrit) beauty, loveliness, especially of a voice or song
- (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 |
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