राजा

See also: रोज़, रंज, राज्, राजि, राज़, रोज़ा, रोज, and राज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɾäː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

राजा • (rājā) m (Urdu spelling راجا)

1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler

   यथा राजा तथा प्रजा।

   yathā rājā tathā prajā.

   As is the king, so are his subjects.

2. (chess or cards) king

Usage notes

• In compound words, राजा (rājā) takes the form of the prefix राज- (rāj-) or the suffix -राज (-rāj).

Declension

Declension of राजा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राजा rājā	राजा rājā
oblique	राजा rājā	राजाओं rājāõ
vocative	राजा rājā	राजाओ rājāo

See also

Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text)
राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) शाह (śāh)	रानी (rānī) वज़ीर (vazīr) मंत्री (mantrī) बेगम (begam) फ़रज़ी (farzī)	हाथी (hāthī) कश्ती (kaśtī) रुख़ (rux)	ऊँट (ū̃ṭ) फ़ील (fīl) पील (pīl)	घोड़ा (ghoṛā)	प्यादा (pyādā) पैदल (paidal) सिपाही (sipāhī)

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
इक्का (ikkā)	दुक्की (dukkī)	तिक्की (tikkī)	चौका (caukā)	पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहला (nahlā)	दहला (dahlā)	ग़ुलाम (ġulām)	रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam)	राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “राजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राया (rāyā) and राव (rāv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾa.d͡ʑa/

Noun

राजा • (rājā) m

1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler

   जसा राजा, तशी प्रजा.

   jasā rājā, taśī prajā.

   Like the king, so are the subjects.

2. (chess or cards) king

See also

Chess pieces in Marathi · बुद्धिबळातील सोंगट्या (buddhibḷātīl soṅgaṭyā) (layout · text)
राजा (rājā)	वजीर (vajīr), राणी (rāṇī), मंत्री (mantrī)	हत्ती (hattī)	उंट (uṇṭa)	घोडा (ghoḍā)	प्यादे (pyāde)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rä(d)zä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: राजा

Noun

राजा • (rājā)

1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
2. (chess) king

See also

Chess pieces in Nepali · बुद्धिचालको गोटीहरू (buddhicālko goṭīharū) (layout · text)
राजा (rājā)	मन्त्री (mantrī)	हात्ती (hāttī)	उँट (ũṭ)	घोडा (ghoḍā)	सिपाही (sipāhī)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• rājā (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• রাজা (Bengali script)
• රාජා (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဇာ or ရႃၹႃ (Burmese script)
• ราชา (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨩᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຊາ (Lao script)
• រាជា (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄎𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

राजा (rājā)

1. Devanagari script form of rājā, which is inflection of राजन्:
   1. nominative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural (rājan, “king”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাজা (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬚᬵ (Balinese script)
• রাজা (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰕𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဇာ (Burmese script)
• રાજા (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਜਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦗꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂔𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಜಾ (Kannada script)
• រាជា (Khmer script)
• ຣາຊາ (Lao script)
• രാജാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘕𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑦵𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐖𑐵 (Newa script)
• ରାଜା (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢙꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆘𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖕𑖯 (Siddham script)
• රාජා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩣𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚑𑚭 (Takri script)
• ராஜா (Tamil script)
• రాజా (Telugu script)
• ราชา (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཛཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨥𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑ́ː.d͡ʑɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑː.d͡ʑɑː/

Noun

राजा • (rā́jā) stem, m

1. nominative singular of राजन् (rā́jan)
2. instrumental singular/nominative/vocative/accusative dual of राज् (rā́j)