raj

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See also: ráj, Raj, рај, and рай

Translingual

Symbol

raj

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Rajasthani.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राज (rāj)

Pronunciation

Noun

raj (uncountable)

  1. (South Asia) Reign; rule.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Serbo-Croatian roj. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Pronunciation

Noun

raj (plural rajok)

  1. (of bees and other insects) swarm, (of birds) flock
  2. (military) squad, section, squadron (with approx. 13 people)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative raj rajok
accusative rajt rajokat
dative rajnak rajoknak
instrumental rajjal rajokkal
causal-final rajért rajokért
translative rajjá rajokká
terminative rajig rajokig
essive-formal rajként rajokként
essive-modal — —
inessive rajban rajokban
superessive rajon rajokon
adessive rajnál rajoknál
illative rajba rajokba
sublative rajra rajokra
allative rajhoz rajokhoz
elative rajból rajokból
delative rajról rajokról
ablative rajtól rajoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		rajé rajoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		rajéi rajokéi
Possessive forms of raj
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. rajom rajaim
2nd person sing. rajod rajaid
3rd person sing. raja rajai
1st person plural rajunk rajaink
2nd person plural rajotok rajaitok
3rd person plural rajuk rajaik

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Compound words

References

  1. ^ raj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • raj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Maltese

Root
w-r-j
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْي (raʔy).

Pronunciation

Noun

raj m

  1. opinion
  2. one's free will, volition, intent

Usage notes

  • Generally used in the construction minn raj- + pronominal suffix. For example: Għamluha minn rajhom. (“They did it voluntarily/deliberately.”)

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *rato, from Proto-Oceanic *rato.

Pronunciation

Noun

raj

  1. whale

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rajь. Doublet of rebus.

Noun

raj m inan

  1. paradise
    Synonyms: eden, rajski ogród
    wrota raju ― gates to paradise
    istny raj ― true paradise
    raj utracony ― paradise lost
    wygnanie z raju ― expulsion from paradise
    raje podatkowe ― tax havens (lit. tax paradises)
  2. heaven
    Synonyms: niebiosa, niebo
    raj na ziemi ― heaven on earth
Declension
Declension of raj
singular plural
nominative raj raje
genitive raju rajów
dative rajowi rajom
accusative raj raje
instrumental rajem rajami
locative raju rajach
vocative raju raje
Derived terms
adjective
phrase
proverb

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

raj

  1. second-person singular imperative of raić

Further reading

  • raj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • raj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “raj”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀆 (rāā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan).

Noun

raj m (nominative plural raja)

  1. lord, master
  2. gentleman, Sir, Mr

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kalo Finnish Romani: rai

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāˊjan”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “raj¹”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 241b
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o raj II, -es- m. -a, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 301b

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rajь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rā́ˀjus (“heaven”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rȃj m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑ј)

  1. heaven, paradise
  2. (figuratively) heaven, paradise (a pleasant place of happiness and joy)
    Svi kažu da je kao raj na zemlji.
    Everyone says that it's like heaven on earth.

Declension

Declension of raj
singular plural
nominative rȃj ràjevi
genitive raja rajeva
dative raju rajevima
accusative raj rajeve
vocative raju rajevi
locative raju rajevima
instrumental rajem rajevima

Derived terms

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