ਰਾਜ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾäːd͡ʒə̆/

Noun

ਰਾਜ • (rājă) m (Shahmukhi spelling راج)

  1. rule, reign, regime, government
  2. country, states or territories ruled over

Declension

Declension of ਰਾਜ
dir. sg. ਰਾਜ (rāj)
dir. pl. ਰਾਜ (rāj)
singular plural
direct ਰਾਜ (rāj) ਰਾਜ (rāj)
oblique ਰਾਜ (rāj) ਰਾਜਾਂ (rājā̃)
vocative ਰਾਜਾ (rājā) ਰਾਜੋ (rājo)
ablative ਰਾਜੋਂ (rājõ)
locative ਰਾਜੇ (rāje) ਰਾਜੀਂ (rājī̃)
instrumental ਰਾਜੇ (rāje) ਰਾਜੀਂ (rājī̃)

Derived terms

  • ਰਾਜ ਕਾਜ m (rāj kāj, administration, government)
  • ਰਾਜ ਸਭਾ f (rāj sabhā, Rajya Sabha)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rājyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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