English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/, /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə
Noun
maharaja (plural maharajas)
- A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, pages 7–8:I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies.
1961 October 4, “The Maharajah of Pookajee” (2:33 from the start), in Top Cat, season 1, episode 2:Benny: Hey, T.C., what's a maharaja?
Top Cat: What's a what?
Benny: A maharaja.
Top Cat: Oh, do I look like Daniel Webster? I didn't write no dictionary.
Coordinate terms
Translations
a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
- Arabic: مَاهَارَاجَا m (māhārājā)
- Bengali: মহারাজা (bn) (moharaja)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 大君 (zh) (dàjūn)
- Czech: mahárádža m
- Danish: maharaja c
- Dutch: maharadja (nl) m
- Finnish: maharadža (fi), maharadja (fi)
- French: maharadja (fr) m, maharaja (fr) m
- German: Maharadscha (de) m
- Greek: μαχαραγιάς (el) m (macharagiás)
- Hindi: महा राजा m (mahā rājā), महाराजा m (mahārājā), महाराज (hi) m (mahārāj)
- Hungarian: maharadzsa (hu)
- Indonesian: maharaja (id), kaisar (id), raja besar
- Irish: maharáiseá m
- Italian: maragià (it) m
- Japanese: マハラジャ (maharaja), マハーラージャ (mahārāja)
- Khmer: មហារាជ (mĕəʼhaariəc)
- Korean: 마하라자 (maharaja)
- Malay: maharaja
- Marathi: महाराजा m (mahārājā), महाराज m (mahārāj)
- Mongolian: махранз (mn) (maxranz)
- Pali: mahārāja m
- Persian: مهاراجه (fa) (mahârâje)
- Polish: maharadża (pl) m
- Portuguese: marajá (pt) m
- Punjabi: ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ (mahārājā)
- Romanian: maharajah (ro) m
- Russian: махара́джа (ru) m (maxarádža), магара́джа (ru) m (magarádža)
- Sanskrit: महाराज (sa) (mahārāja)
- Spanish: maharajá (es) m, marajá m
- Swedish: maharadja (sv) c
- Thai: มหาราชา (má-hǎa-raa-chaa)
- Turkish: mihrace (tr)
- Urdu: مہاراجہ m (mahārāja)
- Yiddish: מאַהאַראַדזשאַ m (maharadzha)
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑhɑrɑdʒɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦɑ̝ˌrɑ̝dʒɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑdʒɑ
Noun
maharaja
- alternative form of maharadža
Declension
| Inflection of maharaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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maharaja
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maharajat
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| genitive
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maharajan
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maharajojen
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| partitive
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maharajaa
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maharajoja
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| illative
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maharajaan
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maharajoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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maharaja
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maharajat
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| accusative
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nom.
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maharaja
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maharajat
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| gen.
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maharajan
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| genitive
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maharajan
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maharajojen
maharajain rare
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| partitive
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maharajaa
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maharajoja
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| inessive
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maharajassa
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maharajoissa
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| elative
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maharajasta
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maharajoista
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| illative
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maharajaan
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maharajoihin
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| adessive
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maharajalla
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maharajoilla
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| ablative
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maharajalta
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maharajoilta
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| allative
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maharajalle
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maharajoille
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| essive
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maharajana
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maharajoina
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| translative
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maharajaksi
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maharajoiksi
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| abessive
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maharajatta
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maharajoitta
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| instructive
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—
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maharajoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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maharajani
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maharajani
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| accusative
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nom.
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maharajani
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maharajani
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| gen.
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maharajani
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| genitive
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maharajani
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maharajojeni
maharajaini rare
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| partitive
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maharajaani
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maharajojani
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| inessive
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maharajassani
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maharajoissani
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| elative
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maharajastani
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maharajoistani
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| illative
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maharajaani
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maharajoihini
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| adessive
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maharajallani
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maharajoillani
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| ablative
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maharajaltani
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maharajoiltani
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| allative
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maharajalleni
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maharajoilleni
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| essive
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maharajanani
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maharajoinani
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| translative
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maharajakseni
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maharajoikseni
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| abessive
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maharajattani
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maharajoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maharajoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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maharajasi
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maharajasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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maharajasi
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maharajasi
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| gen.
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maharajasi
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| genitive
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maharajasi
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maharajojesi
maharajaisi rare
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| partitive
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maharajaasi
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maharajojasi
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| inessive
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maharajassasi
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maharajoissasi
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| elative
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maharajastasi
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maharajoistasi
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| illative
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maharajaasi
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maharajoihisi
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| adessive
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maharajallasi
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maharajoillasi
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| ablative
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maharajaltasi
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maharajoiltasi
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| allative
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maharajallesi
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maharajoillesi
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| essive
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maharajanasi
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maharajoinasi
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| translative
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maharajaksesi
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maharajoiksesi
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| abessive
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maharajattasi
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maharajoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maharajoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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maharajamme
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maharajamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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maharajamme
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maharajamme
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| gen.
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maharajamme
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| genitive
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maharajamme
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maharajojemme
maharajaimme rare
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| partitive
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maharajaamme
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maharajojamme
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| inessive
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maharajassamme
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maharajoissamme
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| elative
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maharajastamme
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maharajoistamme
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| illative
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maharajaamme
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maharajoihimme
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| adessive
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maharajallamme
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maharajoillamme
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| ablative
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maharajaltamme
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maharajoiltamme
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| allative
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maharajallemme
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maharajoillemme
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| essive
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maharajanamme
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maharajoinamme
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| translative
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maharajaksemme
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maharajoiksemme
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| abessive
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maharajattamme
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maharajoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maharajoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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maharajanne
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maharajanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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maharajanne
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maharajanne
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| gen.
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maharajanne
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| genitive
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maharajanne
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maharajojenne
maharajainne rare
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| partitive
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maharajaanne
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maharajojanne
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| inessive
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maharajassanne
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maharajoissanne
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| elative
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maharajastanne
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maharajoistanne
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| illative
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maharajaanne
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maharajoihinne
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| adessive
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maharajallanne
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maharajoillanne
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| ablative
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maharajaltanne
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maharajoiltanne
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| allative
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maharajallenne
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maharajoillenne
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| essive
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maharajananne
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maharajoinanne
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| translative
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maharajaksenne
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maharajoiksenne
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| abessive
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maharajattanne
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maharajoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maharajoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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maharajansa
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maharajansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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maharajansa
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maharajansa
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| gen.
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maharajansa
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| genitive
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maharajansa
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maharajojensa
maharajainsa rare
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| partitive
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maharajaansa
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maharajojaan
maharajojansa
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| inessive
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maharajassaan
maharajassansa
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maharajoissaan
maharajoissansa
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| elative
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maharajastaan
maharajastansa
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maharajoistaan
maharajoistansa
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| illative
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maharajaansa
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maharajoihinsa
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| adessive
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maharajallaan
maharajallansa
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maharajoillaan
maharajoillansa
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| ablative
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maharajaltaan
maharajaltansa
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maharajoiltaan
maharajoiltansa
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| allative
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maharajalleen
maharajallensa
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maharajoilleen
maharajoillensa
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| essive
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maharajanaan
maharajanansa
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maharajoinaan
maharajoinansa
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| translative
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maharajakseen
maharajaksensa
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maharajoikseen
maharajoiksensa
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| abessive
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maharajattaan
maharajattansa
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maharajoittaan
maharajoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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maharajoineen
maharajoinensa
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French
Etymology
From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā).
Noun
maharaja m (plural maharajas, feminine maharani)
- maharaja
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed maha- + raja, from Malay maharaja, from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mahaˈrad͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ja
Noun
maharaja (plural maharaja-maharaja)
- emperor
- (obsolete) important person
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja). By surface analysis, maha + raja.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /mahaˈrad͡ʒə/ [ma.haˈra.d͡ʒə]
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə
- (Baku) IPA(key): /mahaˈrad͡ʒa/ [ma.haˈra.d͡ʒa]
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa, -d͡ʒa, -a
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ja
Noun
maharaja (Jawi spelling مهاراج, plural maharaja-maharaja)
- emperor
- Synonyms: raja besar, kaisar
- (obsolete) title for an influential person
Affixations
Compounds
Descendants
Further reading
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaɰadʒa]
Noun
maharaja
- king
- male ruler
Synonyms