राणी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘲 (rāṇī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (rāṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī). Doublet of राज्ञी (rājñī). Cognate with Gujarati રાણી (rāṇī), Hindi रानी (rānī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾa.ɳi/, [ɾa.ɳiː]
  • Hyphenation: रा‧णी

Noun

राणी • (rāṇī) f

  1. queen
    राणीचा महाल
    rāṇīcā mahāl
    the palace of the queen
  2. (chess or cards) queen

Declension

Declension of राणी (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
राणी
rāṇī
direct
plural
राण्या
rāṇyā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
राणी
rāṇī
राण्या
rāṇyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
राणी
rāṇī
राण्यां-
rāṇyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
राणीला
rāṇīlā
राण्यांना
rāṇyānnā
ergative राणीने, राणीनं
rāṇīne, rāṇīna
राण्यांनी
rāṇyānnī
instrumental राणीशी
rāṇīśī
राण्यांशी
rāṇyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
राणीत
rāṇīt
राण्यांत
rāṇyāt
vocative
संबोधन
राणी
rāṇī
राण्यांनो
rāṇyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of राणी (fem ī-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
राणीचा
rāṇīċā
राणीचे
rāṇīċe
राणीची
rāṇīcī
राणीच्या
rāṇīcā
राणीचे, राणीचं
rāṇīċe, rāṇīċa
राणीची
rāṇīcī
राणीच्या
rāṇīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
राण्यांचा
rāṇyānċā
राण्यांचे
rāṇyānċe
राण्यांची
rāṇyāñcī
राण्यांच्या
rāṇyāncā
राण्यांचे, राण्यांचं
rāṇyānċe, rāṇyānċa
राण्यांची
rāṇyāñcī
राण्यांच्या
rāṇyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (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
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “राणा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), 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

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘲 (wife, queen; woman)
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