राजधानी

Eastern Tamang

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali राजधानी (rājadhānī), from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī).

Noun

राजधानी (rājdhānī)

capital, capital city

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī), from राज (rāja) +‎ धानी (dhānī, “town”), feminine of the noun धान (dhāna, “receptacle”), from the root धा (dhā, “to place”). Urdu spelling is راجدھانی.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːd͡ʒ.d̪ʱɑː.niː/, [ɾäːd͡ʒ.d̪ʱäː.n̪iː]

Noun

राजधानी • (rājdhānī) f

capital, capital city
Synonym: दारुलहुकूमत (dārulhukūmat)

Declension

Declension of राजधानी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राजधानी rājdhānī	राजधानियाँ rājdhāniyā̃
oblique	राजधानी rājdhānī	राजधानियों rājdhāniyõ
vocative	राजधानी rājdhānī	राजधानियो rājdhāniyo

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī), from राज (rāja) +‎ धानी (dhānī, “house, home”)

Noun

राजधानी • (rājdhānī) (Latin script razdhani, Kannada script ರಾಜ್ಧಾನಿ)

capital, capital city

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī), from राज (rāja) +‎ धानी (dhānī, “town”), feminine of the noun धान (dhāna, “receptacle”), from the root धा (dhā, “to place”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾad͡ʑ.d̪ʱa.ni/, [ɾad͡ʑ.d̪ʱa.niː]

Noun

राजधानी • (rājdhānī) f

capital, capital city
मुंबई महाराष्ट्राची राजधानी आहे.
mumbaī mahārāṣṭrācī rājdhānī āhe.
Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra.

Declension

Declension of राजधानी (rājdhānī)
direct singular	राजधानी rājdhānī
direct plural	राजधान्या rājdhānyā
	singular	plural
nominative	राजधानी rājdhānī	राजधान्या rājdhānyā
oblique	राजधानी- rājdhāni-	राजधान्यां- rājdhānyāN-
dative	राजधानीला rājdhānilā	राजधान्यांना rājdhānyāNnā
ergative	राजधानीने rājdhānine	राजधान्यांनी rājdhānyāNni
instrumental	राजधानीशी rājdhāniśi	राजधान्यांशी rājdhānyāNśi
locative	राजधानीत rājdhānit	राजधान्यांत rājdhānyāNt
vocative	राजधानी rājdhāni	राजधान्यांनो rājdhānyāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of राजधानी
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular^*	plural
singular subject	राजधानीचा rājdhāniċā	राजधानीचे rājdhānice	राजधानीची rājdhānici	राजधानीच्या rājdhānica	राजधानीचे, राजधानीचं rājdhānice, rājdhāniċa	राजधानीची rājdhānici	राजधानीच्या rājdhānica
plural subject	राजधान्यांचा rājdhānyāNċā	राजधान्यांचे rājdhānyāNce	राजधान्यांची rājdhānyāNci	राजधान्यांच्या rājdhānyāNca	राजधान्यांचे, राजधान्यांचं rājdhānyāNce, rājdhānyāNċa	राजधान्यांची rājdhānyāNci	राजधान्यांच्या rājdhānyāNca
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine, “राजधानी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī), from राज (rāja) +‎ धानी (dhānī, “house, home”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [rä(d)zd̪ʱä̤ni]

Phonetic Devanagari: र्āय्द्h्āनी

Noun

राजधानी • (rājdhānī)

capital, capital city

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