राजन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ĵā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵeh₂, from *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Cognate with Latin rēx.

Pronunciation

Noun

राजन् • (rā́jan) m

  1. a king, sovereign, prince, chief
  2. a man of the royal tribe or the military caste, a क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya)

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of राजन् (rā́jan)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative राजा
rā́jā		 राजानौ / राजाना¹
rā́jānau / rā́jānā¹		 राजानः
rā́jānaḥ
Vocative राजन्
rā́jan		 राजानौ / राजाना¹
rā́jānau / rā́jānā¹		 राजानः
rā́jānaḥ
Accusative राजानम्
rā́jānam		 राजानौ / राजाना¹
rā́jānau / rā́jānā¹		 राज्ञः
rā́jñaḥ
Instrumental राज्ञा
rā́jñā		 राजभ्याम्
rā́jabhyām		 राजभिः
rā́jabhiḥ
Dative राज्ञे
rā́jñe		 राजभ्याम्
rā́jabhyām		 राजभ्यः
rā́jabhyaḥ
Ablative राज्ञः
rā́jñaḥ		 राजभ्याम्
rā́jabhyām		 राजभ्यः
rā́jabhyaḥ
Genitive राज्ञः
rā́jñaḥ		 राज्ञोः
rā́jñoḥ		 राज्ञाम्
rā́jñām
Locative राज्ञि / राजनि
rā́jñi / rā́jani		 राज्ञोः
rā́jñoḥ		 राजसु
rā́jasu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀭𑀸𑀆 (rāā), 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya)
  • Pali: rājā
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya)
    • Hindi: राय (rāy)
    • Romani: rai (“man, Gypsy traveler”)
      • Angloromani: rye
  • → Assamese: ৰজা (roza)
  • → Balinese: raja
  • → Bengali: রাজা (raja)
  • → Cebuano: raja, raha
  • → Dravidian: *aracan
    • Telugu: అరుసు (arusu)
    • Tulu: [script needed] (arasu, arase)
    • Kannada: ಅರಸ (arasa), ಅರಸು (arasu)
    • Malayalam: [script needed] (aracan)
    • Tamil: அரசன் (aracaṉ)
  • → Persian: رای‎ (rāy)
  • → Gujarati: રાજા (rājā)
  • → Hindi: राजा (rājā)
  • → Urdu: راجہ‎
  • → Javanese: raja
  • → Kannada: ರಾಜಾ (rājā)
  • → Lao: ລາຊາ (lā sā)
  • → Malayalam: രാജാവു് (rājāvŭŭ), രാജ (rāja)
  • → Malay: raja
    • Indonesian: raja
    • Semai: rajak
  • → Maranao: radia
  • → Marathi: राजा (rājā)
  • → Nepali: राजा (rājā)
  • → Punjabi: ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
  • → Sindhi: راجا‎
  • → Sinhalese: රජ (raja)
  • → Sundanese: raja
  • → Tagalog: raha
  • → Tamil: ராஜா (rājā)
  • → Telugu: రాజు (rāju)
  • → Thai: ราชา (raa-chaa), ราช (râat)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 874
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