राणी
See also: रण, रण्, रेणु, रेणो, and रोणौ
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘲 (rāṇī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (rāṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī). Doublet of राज्ञी (rādnyī). Cognate with Gujarati રાણી (rāṇī), Hindi रानी (rānī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾa.ɳi/, [ɾa.ɳiː]
- Hyphenation: रा‧णी
Noun
राणी • (rāṇī) f
- queen
- राणीचा महाल
- rāṇīcā mahāl
- the palace of the queen
- (chess or cards) queen
Declension
| Declension of राणी (rāṇī) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular | राणी rāṇī | ||
| direct plural | राण्या rāṇyā | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | राणी rāṇī | राण्या rāṇyā | |
| oblique | राणी- rāṇi- | राण्यां- rāṇyāN- | |
| dative | राणीला rāṇilā | राण्यांना rāṇyāNnā | |
| ergative | राणीने rāṇine | राण्यांनी rāṇyāNni | |
| instrumental | राणीशी rāṇiśi | राण्यांशी rāṇyāNśi | |
| locative | राणीत rāṇit | राण्यांत rāṇyāNt | |
| vocative | राणी rāṇi | राण्यांनो rāṇyāNno | |
| 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 राणी | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | neuter object | oblique | |||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular* | plural | |||
| singular subject | राणीचा rāṇiċā | राणीचे rāṇice | राणीची rāṇici | राणीच्या rāṇica | राणीचे, राणीचं rāṇice, rāṇiċa | राणीची rāṇici | राणीच्या rāṇica | |
| plural subject | राण्यांचा rāṇyāNċā | राण्यांचे rāṇyāNce | राण्यांची rāṇyāNci | राण्यांच्या rāṇyāNca | राण्यांचे, राण्यांचं rāṇyāNce, rāṇyāNċa | राण्यांची rāṇyāNci | राण्यांच्या rāṇyāNca | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
See also
| Chess pieces in Marathi · बुद्धिबळातील सोंगट्या (buddhibḷātīl soṅgaṭyā) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| राजा (rājā) | वजीर (vajīr), राणी (rāṇī), मंत्री (mantrī) | हत्ती (hattī) | उंट (uṇṭa) | घोडा (ghoḍā) | प्यादे (pyāde) |
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “राणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 126.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “राणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 691
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “राणा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 691.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rāˊjñī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Old Marathi
Noun
राणी (rāṇī) f
- Devanagari script form of 𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘲 (wife, queen; woman)