# राज
## Hindi
### Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀚𑁆𑀚 (rajja), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “royalty, kingdom, realm”). See also राना (rānā).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /ɾɑːd͡ʒ/, [ɾäːd͡ʒ]

### Noun

राज • (rāj) m (Urdu spelling راج)
* reign, rule
    अंग्रेज़ों ने मुग़ल राज ख़त्म करवा दिया।aṅgrezõ ne muġal rāj xatma karvā diyā.The British forced Mughal rule to end.
    ब्रिटिश राज ― briṭiś rāj ― British Raj
* kingdom, medieval state; empire
* country, state
    Synonym: देश (deś)
* royalty
* secret
    Synonyms: राज़ (rāz), रहस्य (rahasya), भेद (bhed)
    उसका राज कभी नहीं समने आएगा।uskā rāj kabhī nahī̃ samne āegā.His secret will never be revealed.
* Combining form of राजा (rājā)
    राजपूत ― rājpūt ― Rajput

#### Derived terms

* अधिराज (adhirāj)
* अराजक (arājak)
* अराजकता (arājaktā)
* ब्रजराज (brajrāj)
* युवराज (yuvrāj)
* राज करना (rāj karnā)
* राजकथा (rājakthā)
* राजकन्या (rājkanyā)
* राजकुमार (rājkumār)
* राजकुमारी (rājkumārī)
* राजकुल (rājkul)
* राजकोष (rājkoṣ)
* राजक्षमा (rājakṣamā)
* राजगृह (rājgŕh)
* राजचिन्ह (rājcinha)
* राजतंत्र (rājtantra)
* राजतंत्रवाद (rājtantravād)
* राजतंत्रवादी (rājtantravādī)
* राजतंत्रीय (rājtantrīya)
* राजदूत (rājdūt)
* राजदूतावास (rājdūtāvās)
* राजद्रोह (rājadroh)
* राजद्रोही (rājadrohī)
* राजपत्र (rājpatra)
* राजपाट (rājpāṭ)
* राजपाल (rājpāl)
* राजपुत्र (rājputra)
* राजपुत्री (rājputrī)
* राजपुरुष (rājpuruṣ)
* राजपूत (rājpūt)
* राजपूताना (rājpūtānā)
* राजप्रसाद (rājaprasād)
* राजभक्त (rājbhakt)
* राजभक्ति (rājbhakti)
* राजभत्ता (rājbhattā)
* राजभवन (rājabhvan)
* राजभाषा (rājbhāṣā)
* राजमंडल (rājmaṇḍal)
* राजमंत्री (rājmantrī)
* राजमर्मज्ञ (rājmarmajña)
* राजमर्मज्ञता (rājmarmajñatā)
* राजमहल (rājamhal)
* राजमुद्रा (rājmudrā)
* राजवंश (rājvañś)
* राजव्यवस्था (rājavyavasthā)
* राजसत्ता (rājsattā)
* राजसभा (rājasbhā)
* राजसमाज (rājasmāj)
* राजसिंहासन (rājsĩhāsan)
* राजसूय (rājsūy)
* राजस्थान (rājasthān)
* राजहंस (rājhans)
* विराज (virāj)
* विराजना (virājnā)

#### Descendants

* → English: raj

### Proper noun

राज • (rāj) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling راج)
* a surname, Raj, from Sanskrit

#### Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

## Marathi
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘕 (rāja), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀚𑁆𑀚 (rajja), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “royalty, kingdom, realm”). Doublet of राज्य (rājya).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɾad͡ʑ/

### Noun

राज • (rāj) m
* reign, rule
    Synonym: शासन (śāsan)
    ब्रिटिश राज ― briṭiś rāj ― British Raj
* kingdom, medieval state; empire
    Synonyms: राज्य (rājya), साम्राज्य (sāmrājya)
* royalty
* Combining form of राजा (rājā)

### Proper noun

राज • (rāj) m
* a male given name

### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “राज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “राज”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* rāja (Latin script)
* 𑀭𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
* রাজ (Bengali script)
* රාජ (Sinhalese script)
* ရာဇ or ရႃၹ (Burmese script)
* ราช or ราชะ (Thai script)
* ᩁᩣᨩ (Tai Tham script)
* ຣາຊ or ຣາຊະ (Lao script)
* រាជ (Khmer script)
* 𑄢𑄂𑄎 (Chakma script)

### Noun

राज (rāja)
* Devanagari script form of rāja, which is vocative singular of राजन् (rājan, “king”)

## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* ৰাজ (Assamese script)
* ᬭᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
* রাজ (Bengali script)
* 𑰨𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀭𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
* ရာဇ (Burmese script)
* રાજ (Gujarati script)
* ਰਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌰𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
* ꦫꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
* 𑂩𑂰𑂔 (Kaithi script)
* ರಾಜ (Kannada script)
* រាជ (Khmer script)
* ຣາຊ (Lao script)
* രാജ (Malayalam script)
* ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘨𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
* ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧈𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐬𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
* ରାଜ (Odia script)
* ꢬꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆫𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
* 𑖨𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
* රාජ (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩼𑩛𑩣 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚤𑚭𑚑 (Takri script)
* ராஜ (Tamil script)
* రాజ (Telugu script)
* ราช (Thai script)
* རཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒩𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨫𑨊𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ/

### Noun

राज • (rā́ja) stem, n
* neuter nominative singular of राजन् (rā́jan)