ਰਾਜਾ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā, king, nominative singular of राजन् (rājan)). Doublet of ਰਾਇ (rāi).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਰਾਜਾ (rājām (Shahmukhi spelling راجا)

  1. king
    ਉਹ ਸਾਡਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਹੈ.uha sāḍā rājā hai.He is our king.
  2. (chess) king

Declension

Declension of ਰਾਜਾ
dir. sg. ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
dir. pl. ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
singular plural
direct ਰਾਜਾ (rājā) ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
oblique ਰਾਜੇ (rāje) ਰਾਜਿਆਂ (rājiā̃)
vocative ਰਾਜਿਆ (rājiā) ਰਾਜਿਓ (rājio)
ablative ਰਾਜਿਓਂ (rājiõ)
locative ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)
instrumental ਰਾਜੇ (rāje)

See also

Chess pieces in Punjabi · ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ ਦੇ ਮੋਹਰੇ (śatrañj de mohre) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ (bādśāh)
ਵਜ਼ੀਰ (vazīr)
ਰਾਣੀ (rāṇī)
ਮਲਿਕਾ (malikā)
ਹਾਥੀ (hāthī)
ਰੁਖ਼ (rux)
ਫ਼ੀਲਾ (fīlā)
ਫ਼ਰਜ਼ੀ (farẓī)
ਘੋੜਾ (ghoṛā) ਪਿਆਦਾ (piādā)

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