ਰਾਜ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾäːd͡ʒə̆/
Noun
ਰਾਜ • (rājă) m (Shahmukhi spelling راج)
- rule, reign, regime, government
- country, states or territories ruled over
Declension
| 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”)
Related terms
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rājyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press