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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
рай • (raj) m inan (genitive ра́ю, uncountable)
- paradise, heaven
Declension
Declension of рай (inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-a)
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singular
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nominative
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рай raj
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genitive
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ра́ю ráju
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dative
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ра́ю ráju
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accusative
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рай raj
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instrumental
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ра́ем rájem
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locative
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ра́і rái
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References
- “рай” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
рай • (raj) m (relational adjective ра́йски)
- (uncountable) heaven, Eden
- (countable) paradise
Declension
References
- “рай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “рай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Kazakh
Etymology
From Arabic رَأْي (raʔy).
Noun
рай • (rai)
- mood, intention
Ол райынан қайтар емес.- Ol raiynan qaitar emes.
- He will not back down from his intention.
- state
- (grammar) mood
ашық рай- aşyq rai
- the indicative
бұйрық рай- būiryq rai
- the imperative
қалау рай- qalau rai
- the optative
шартты рай- şartty rai
- conditional mood
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rajь, borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *raHíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *raHíš, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”).
Pronunciation
Noun
рай • (raj) m inan (genitive ра́я, uncountable)
- paradise, heaven
- Antonym: ад (ad)
Declension
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singular
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nominative
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ра́й ráj
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genitive
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ра́я rája
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dative
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ра́ю ráju
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accusative
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ра́й ráj
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instrumental
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ра́ем rájem
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prepositional
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ра́е ráje
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locative
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в раю́ v rajú
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singular
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nominative
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ра́й ráj
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genitive
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ра́я rája
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dative
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ра́ю ráju
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accusative
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ра́й ráj
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instrumental
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ра́емъ rájem
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prepositional
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ра́ѣ rájě
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locative
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в раю́ v rajú
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Descendants
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
рай • (raj) m inan (genitive ра́ю, uncountable)
- paradise, heaven
Declension
Declension of рай (inan sg-only j-stem masc-form accent-a)
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singular
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nominative
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рай raj
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genitive
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ра́ю ráju
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dative
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ра́ю, ра́єві ráju, rájevi
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accusative
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рай raj
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instrumental
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ра́єм rájem
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locative
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ра́ю, ра́ї ráju, ráji
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vocative
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ра́ю ráju
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References