raj

See also: ráj, Raj, рај, and рай

Translingual

Symbol

raj

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Rajasthani.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राज (rāj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/, (hyperforeign) /ɹɑːʒ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ
• Homophones: Rog, Raj

Noun

raj (uncountable)

1. (South Asia) Reign; rule.

Derived terms

• British Raj, Raj
• jungle raj

Anagrams

• JAR, JRA, ajr, jar

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Serbo-Croatian roj. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɒj]
• Hyphenation: raj
• Rhymes: -ɒj

Noun

raj (plural rajok)

1. (of bees and other insects) swarm, (of birds) flock
2. (military) squad, section, squadron (with approx. 13 people)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	raj	rajok
accusative	rajt	rajokat
dative	rajnak	rajoknak
instrumental	rajjal	rajokkal
causal-final	rajért	rajokért
translative	rajjá	rajokká
terminative	rajig	rajokig
essive-formal	rajként	rajokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	rajban	rajokban
superessive	rajon	rajokon
adessive	rajnál	rajoknál
illative	rajba	rajokba
sublative	rajra	rajokra
allative	rajhoz	rajokhoz
elative	rajból	rajokból
delative	rajról	rajokról
ablative	rajtól	rajoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	rajé	rajoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	rajéi	rajokéi

Possessive forms of raj
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	rajom	rajaim
2nd person sing.	rajod	rajaid
3rd person sing.	raja	rajai
1st person plural	rajunk	rajaink
2nd person plural	rajotok	rajaitok
3rd person plural	rajuk	rajaik

Coordinate terms

• (collective terms for animals) csapat and sereg (generic), csorda, csürhe, falka, gulya, horda, konda, ménes, nyáj, raj
• (military units) őrs/tűzcsoport < raj < szakasz < század < zászlóalj < ezred < dandár < hadosztály < hadtest < hadsereg < hadseregcsoport < front

Derived terms

• rajong
• rajzik

 

Compound words

• hajóraj

 

Further reading

• raj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Maltese

Root
w-r-j
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْي (raʔy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raj/
• Homophone: ragħaj (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

raj m

1. opinion
2. one's free will, volition, intent

Usage notes

• Generally used in the construction minn raj- + pronominal suffix. For example: Għamluha minn rajhom. (“They did it voluntarily/deliberately.”)

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *rato, from Proto-Oceanic *rato.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [rˠɑtʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /rˠætʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {raj}

Noun

raj

1. whale

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraj/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: raj

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rajь. Doublet of rebus.

Noun

raj m inan

1. paradise

   Synonyms: eden, rajski ogród

   wrota raju ― gates to paradise

   istny raj ― true paradise

   raj utracony ― paradise lost

   wygnanie z raju ― expulsion from paradise

   raje podatkowe ― tax havens (lit. tax paradises)

2. heaven

   Synonyms: niebiosa, niebo

   raj na ziemi ― heaven on earth

Declension

Declension of raj

	singular	plural
nominative	raj	raje
genitive	raju	rajów
dative	rajowi	rajom
accusative	raj	raje
instrumental	rajem	rajami
locative	raju	rajach
vocative	raju	raje

Derived terms

adjective

• rajski

 

phrase

• baju, baju, będziesz w raju

 

proverb

• chciałaby dusza do raju

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

raj

1. second-person singular imperative of raić

Further reading

• raj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• raj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “raj”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego (in Polish), →ISBN

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀆 (rāā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan).

Noun

raj m (nominative plural raja)

1. lord, master
2. gentleman, Sir, Mr

Derived terms

• raikano
• raimàta
• raipen
• rajarel
• rani

 

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rajь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rā́ˀjus (“heaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râːj/
• Rhymes: -âːj

Noun

rȃj m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑ј)

1. heaven, paradise
2. (figuratively) heaven, paradise (a pleasant place of happiness and joy)

   Svi kažu da je kao raj na zemlji.

   Everyone says that it's like heaven on earth.

Declension

Declension of raj

	singular	plural
nominative	rȃj	ràjevi
genitive	raja	rajeva
dative	raju	rajevima
accusative	raj	rajeve
vocative	raju	rajevi
locative	raju	rajevima
instrumental	rajem	rajevima

Derived terms

• rȃjskī
• rajčica