राजमार्ग

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
    Sanskrit राजन् (rājan)
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás
    Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)vrd.
    Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga)
    Sanskrit राजमार्ग (rājamārga)bor.
    Hindi राजमार्ग (rājmārg)

    Borrowed from Sanskrit राजमार्ग (rājamārga). By surface analysis, राज (rāj, “king”) +‎ मार्ग (mārg, “road”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːd͡ʒ.mɑːɾɡ/, [ɾäːd͡ʒ.mäːɾɡ]
    • Rhymes: -ɑːɾɡ
    • Hyphenation: राज‧मार्ग

    Noun

    राजमार्ग • (rājmārg) m (Urdu spelling راج مارْگ)[1][2][3]

    1. highway, interstate
      Synonyms: राजपथ (rājpath), (rare) शाहराह (śāhrāh)

    Declension

    Declension of राजमार्ग (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct राजमार्ग
    rājmārg     		राजमार्ग
    rājmārg
    oblique राजमार्ग
    rājmārg     		राजमार्गों
    rājmārgõ
    vocative राजमार्ग
    rājmārg     		राजमार्गो
    rājmārgo

    References

    More information
    1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “राजमार्ग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4153
    2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 860
    3. ^ “राजमार्ग”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Alternative scripts
    • ৰাজমাৰ্গ (Assamese script)
    • ᬭᬵᬚᬫᬵᬃᬕ (Balinese script)
    • রাজমার্গ (Bengali script)
    • 𑰨𑰯𑰕𑰦𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
    • 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀫𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
    • ရာဇမာရ်္ဂ (Burmese script)
    • રાજમાર્ગ (Gujarati script)
    • ਰਾਜਮਾਰ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
    • 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
    • ꦫꦴꦗꦩꦴꦂꦒ (Javanese script)
    • 𑂩𑂰𑂔𑂧𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
    • ರಾಜಮಾರ್ಗ (Kannada script)
    • រាជមាគ៌ (Khmer script)
    • ຣາຊມາຣ຺ຄ (Lao script)
    • രാജമാര്ഗ (Malayalam script)
    • ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
    • 𑘨𑘰𑘕𑘦𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
    • ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠᠮᠠᢗᠷᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
    • 𑧈𑧑𑦵𑧆𑧑𑧈𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
    • 𑐬𑐵𑐖𑐩𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
    • ରାଜମାର୍ଗ (Odia script)
    • ꢬꢵꢙꢪꢵꢬ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
    • 𑆫𑆳𑆘𑆩𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
    • 𑖨𑖯𑖕𑖦𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
    • රාජමාර්‍ග (Sinhalese script)
    • 𑩼𑩛𑩣𑩴𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
    • 𑚤𑚭𑚑𑚢𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
    • ராஜமார்க³ (Tamil script)
    • రాజమార్గ (Telugu script)
    • ราชมารฺค (Thai script)
    • རཱ་ཛ་མཱ་རྒ (Tibetan script)
    • 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒧𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
    • 𑨫𑨊𑨥𑨢𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
      Proto-Indo-European *-s
      Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
      Sanskrit राजन् (rājan)
      Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás
      Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)vrd.
      Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga)
      Sanskrit राजमार्ग (rājamārga)

      Tatpuruṣa compound of राजन् (rājan, “king”) +‎ मार्ग (mārga, “road, way”).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      राजमार्ग • (rājamārga) stem, m

      1. highway, royal or main road; principal street
        • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 1.5.8:
          राजमार्गेण महता सुविभक्तेन शोभिता ।
          मुक्तपुष्पावकीर्णेन जलसिक्तेन नित्यशः ॥
          rājamārgeṇa mahatā suvibhaktena śobhitā.
          muktapuṣpāvakīrṇena jalasiktena nityaśaḥ.
          The city was beautified by the magnificent well-arranged highway, which would regularly be covered with fallen flowers and wettened by water.
      2. the way or method of kings, procedure of a kings

      Declension

      Masculine a-stem declension of राजमार्ग
      singular dual plural
      nominative राजमार्गः (rājamārgaḥ) राजमार्गौ (rājamārgau)
      राजमार्गा¹ (rājamārgā¹)       		राजमार्गाः (rājamārgāḥ)
      राजमार्गासः¹ (rājamārgāsaḥ¹)
      accusative राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) राजमार्गौ (rājamārgau)
      राजमार्गा¹ (rājamārgā¹)       		राजमार्गान् (rājamārgān)
      instrumental राजमार्गेण (rājamārgeṇa) राजमार्गाभ्याम् (rājamārgābhyām) राजमार्गैः (rājamārgaiḥ)
      राजमार्गेभिः¹ (rājamārgebhiḥ¹)
      dative राजमार्गाय (rājamārgāya) राजमार्गाभ्याम् (rājamārgābhyām) राजमार्गेभ्यः (rājamārgebhyaḥ)
      ablative राजमार्गात् (rājamārgāt) राजमार्गाभ्याम् (rājamārgābhyām) राजमार्गेभ्यः (rājamārgebhyaḥ)
      genitive राजमार्गस्य (rājamārgasya) राजमार्गयोः (rājamārgayoḥ) राजमार्गाणाम् (rājamārgāṇām)
      locative राजमार्गे (rājamārge) राजमार्गयोः (rājamārgayoḥ) राजमार्गेषु (rājamārgeṣu)
      vocative राजमार्ग (rājamārga) राजमार्गौ (rājamārgau)
      राजमार्गा¹ (rājamārgā¹)       		राजमार्गाः (rājamārgāḥ)
      राजमार्गासः¹ (rājamārgāsaḥ¹)
      • ¹Vedic

      Descendants

      • Apabhramsa: रायमग्ग (rāyamagga)
      Borrowed terms

      References

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