रंज

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

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾənd͡ʒ/, [ɾɐ̃nd͡ʒ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ranj), ultimately from Sanskrit रञ्ज् (rañj).

Noun

रंज • (rañj) m (Urdu spelling رنج)

grief, distress, anger, suffering
Synonym: मलियामेट (maliyāmeṭ)

वह अपने मित्र के मौत पर रंज कर रहा है।
vah apne mitra ke maut par rañj kar rahā hai.
He is grieving at the death of his friend.

Declension

Declension of *रंज* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	रंज rañj	रंज rañj
oblique	रंज rañj	रंजों rañjõ
vocative	रंज rañj	रंजो rañjo

Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit अरण्य (araṇya)

Noun

रंज • (rañj) m (Urdu spelling رنج)

wilderness; forest

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रंज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884) “रंज”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.