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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਰਾਜ • (rājă) m (Shahmukhi spelling راج)
- rule, reign, regime, government
- country, states or territories ruled over
Declension
| Declension of ਰਾਜ
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| dir. sg.
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ਰਾਜ (rāj)
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| dir. pl.
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ਰਾਜ (rāj)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਰਾਜ (rāj)
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ਰਾਜ (rāj)
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| oblique
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ਰਾਜ (rāj)
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ਰਾਜਾਂ (rājā̃)
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| vocative
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ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
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ਰਾਜੋ (rājo)
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| ablative
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ਰਾਜੋਂ (rājõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
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ਰਾਜੀਂ (rājī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
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ਰਾਜੀਂ (rājī̃)
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Derived terms
- ਰਾਜ ਕਾਜ m (rāj kāj, “administration, government”)
- ਰਾਜ ਸਭਾ f (rāj sabhā, “Rajya Sabha”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rājyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press