राणी
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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘲 (rāṇī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (rāṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī). Doublet of राज्ञी (rājñī). Cognate with Gujarati રાણી (rāṇī), Hindi रानी (rānī).
Pronunciation
Noun
राणी • (rāṇī) f
Declension
| Declension of राणी (fem ī-stem) | |||
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| direct singular |
राणी rāṇī | ||
| direct plural |
राण्या rāṇyā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
राणी rāṇī |
राण्या rāṇyā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
राणी rāṇī |
राण्यां- rāṇyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
राणीला rāṇīlā |
राण्यांना rāṇyānnā | |
| ergative | राणीने, राणीनं rāṇīne, rāṇīna |
राण्यांनी rāṇyānnī | |
| instrumental | राणीशी rāṇīśī |
राण्यांशी rāṇyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
राणीत rāṇīt |
राण्यांत rāṇyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
राणी rāṇī |
राण्यांनो rāṇyānno | |
| 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 राणी (fem ī-stem) | ||||||||
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| 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 |
राणीचा rāṇīċā |
राणीचे rāṇīċe |
राणीची rāṇīcī |
राणीच्या rāṇīcā |
राणीचे, राणीचं rāṇīċe, rāṇīċa |
राणीची rāṇīcī |
राणीच्या rāṇīcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
राण्यांचा rāṇyānċā |
राण्यांचे rāṇyānċe |
राण्यांची rāṇyāñcī |
राण्यांच्या rāṇyāncā |
राण्यांचे, राण्यांचं rāṇyānċe, rāṇyānċa |
राण्यांची rāṇyāñcī |
राण्यांच्या rāṇyāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
See also
| Chess pieces in Marathi · बुद्धिबळातील सोंगट्या (buddhibḷātīl soṅgaṭyā) (layout · text) | |||||
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| राजा (rājā) | वजीर (vajīr), राणी (rāṇī), मंत्री (mantrī) |
हत्ती (hattī) | उंट (uṇṭa) | घोडा (ghoḍā) | प्यादे (pyāde) |
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “राणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 126.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 691
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “राणा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 691.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāˊjñī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Old Marathi
Noun
राणी (rāṇī) f
- Devanagari script form of 𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘲 (wife, queen; woman)