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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā, “king”, nominative singular of राजन् (rājan)). Doublet of ਰਾਇ (rāi).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਰਾਜਾ • (rājā) m (Shahmukhi spelling راجا)
- king
- ਉਹ ਸਾਡਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਹੈ. ― uha sāḍā rājā hai. ― He is our king.
Declension
| Declension of ਰਾਜਾ
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| dir. sg.
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ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
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| dir. pl.
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ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
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ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
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| oblique
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ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
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ਰਾਜਿਆਂ (rājiā̃)
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| vocative
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ਰਾਜਿਆ (rājiā)
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ਰਾਜਿਓ (rājio)
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| ablative
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ਰਾਜਿਓਂ (rājiõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
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—
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| instrumental
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ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
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—
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Related terms
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਾਜਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 947.
- “ਰਾਜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024