راج

See also: راح‎ and زاح‎

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ر و ج‎ (r-w-j)

Back-formation from رَوَاج‎ (rawāj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raː.d͡ʒa/

Verb

رَاجَ • (rāja) I, non-past يَرُوجُ‎‎ (yarūju)

  1. to have currency, to circulate, to sell well, to be in demand, to burgeon, to be buoyant

Conjugation

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Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

راج (Rumi spelling raja, plural راج٢‎)

  1. king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
  2. (chess) king (a playing piece in chess)

Synonyms

See also
Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور‎ (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
raja, syah
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منتري‎		 tir, benteng
تير‎, بينتيڠ‎		 gajah,
ݢاجه‎		 kuda,
کودا‎		 bidak, piadak, pion
بيدق‎, ڤيادق‎, ڤيون‎

Persian

Alternative forms
  • رهاج‎ (rahâj)

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek ῥάξ (rháx).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [rɑːd͡ʒ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [rɑːd͡ʒ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [rɔːd͡ʒ̥]

Readings
Classical reading? rāj
Dari reading? rāj
Iranian reading? râj
Tajik reading? roj

Noun

راج • (râj)

  1. holly

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “royalty, kingdom, realm”).

Noun

راج • (rāj) m (Hindi spelling राज)

  1. royalty, kingship
  2. reign, rule
    ‏ہندستان میں برطانوی راج‎ ― Hindustān mẽ Bartānvī rāj ― British rule in Hindustan/India
  3. kingdom, empire, state
  4. monarchy, sovereignty
  5. government, administration
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, sovereign, prince”).

Noun

راج • (rāj) m (Hindi spelling राज)

  1. mason
  2. builder

Prefix

راجـ • (rāj-) (Hindi spelling -राज)

  1. A prefix which forms a large number of compound words and carries an adjectival meaning of the king or of the state (e.g., راجکر‎ (rāj-kar) royal tribute, tax, راجدوت‎ (rāj-dūt) royal emissary, ambassador, راجبھاشا‎ (rāj-bhāṣā) national language, راجنیتی‎ (rāj-nīti) politics), etc.
Derived terms
Urdu terms prefixed with راجـ

Suffix

ـراج • (-rāj) (Hindi spelling राज-)

  1. A suffix which forms compound words and carries the meaning king or chief (e.g., مہاراج‎ (mahā-rāj) great king, maharaja).
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