रानी

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See also: रुनु, रोना, and रान

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.niː/,

Noun

रानी • (rānī) f (Urdu spelling رانی)

  1. queen, princess
  2. magenta (color/colour)
  3. (chess, card games, carrom) queen

Declension

Declension of रानी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct रानी
rānī 		रानियाँ
rāniyā̃
oblique रानी
rānī 		रानियों
rāniyõ
vocative रानी
rānī 		रानियो
rāniyo

Further reading

Proper noun

रानी • (rānī) f

  1. a female given name, Rani

Declension

Declension of रानी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct रानी
rānī 		रानियाँ
rāniyā̃
oblique रानी
rānī 		रानियों
rāniyõ
vocative रानी
rānī 		रानियो
rāniyo

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

रानी • (rānī) f

  1. queen
  2. term of address for the wife of a Rana or Thakuri.

Declension

Declension of रानी
Singular Plural
nominative रानी रानीहरू
accusative रानीलाई रानीहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative रानीले रानीहरूले
dative रानीलाई रानीहरूलाई
ablative रानीबाट रानीहरूबाट
genitive रानीको रानीहरूको
locative रानीमा रानीहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “रानी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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