रज़ाकार

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • रजाकार (rajākār)

Etymology

From रज़ा (razā, “will, pleasure”) +‎ -कार (-kār, “doer”), literally “one who is willing”. Cognate with Bengali রাজাকার (rajakar, “traitor”)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾə.zɑː.kɑːɾ/, [ɾɐ.zäː.käːɾ], /ɾə.d͡ʒɑː.kɑːɾ/, [ɾɐ.d͡ʒäː.käːɾ]

Noun

रज़ाकार • (razākār) m (Urdu spelling رضاکار)

  1. (Islam) razakar: a volunteer for a Muslim organization
    1. (historical) a Hyderabadi razakar who fought against the Indian integration of Hyderabad State [in 1947]
    2. (historical) a Pakistani razakar who aided the Pakistani army against the Bangladeshi Mukti Bahini [in 1971]

Declension

Declension of रज़ाकार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct रज़ाकार
razākār 		रज़ाकार
razākār
oblique रज़ाकार
razākār 		रज़ाकारों
razākārõ
vocative रज़ाकार
razākār 		रज़ाकारो
razākāro
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