राष्ट्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra). Doublet of राठ (rāṭh), a tadbhava; see also मराठा (marāṭhā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾᵊ/, [ɾäːʂ.ʈɾᵊ]

Noun

राष्ट्र • (rāṣṭra) m (Urdu spelling راشٹر)

  1. nation (sovereign state)
    Synonyms: देश (deś), राज्य (rājya)
    दूसरे विश्वयुद्ध के दौरान, स्पेन तटस्थ राष्ट्र था।
    dūsre viśvayuddh ke daurān, spen taṭasth rāṣṭra thā.
    During the Second World War, Spain was a neutral nation.
  2. nation (community of people having a common identity)
    हिंदू राष्ट्रhindū rāṣṭrathe Hindu nation

Declension

Derived terms

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɾaʂ.ʈɾə/

Noun

राष्ट्र • (rāṣṭra) n or m

  1. country, realm, region; territory or tract
  2. assembled multitude, numerous company or concourse, host, swarm
  3. nation

Derived terms

Further reading

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [räs̠t̠rʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: रास्ट्र

Noun

राष्ट्र • (rāṣṭra)

  1. nation, country
    Synonym: देश (deś)

References

  • राष्ट्र”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “राष्ट्र”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-tro-m, from *h₃rḗǵs (king) (which was reinterpreted as being from a root *h₃rēǵ-) + *-trom (suffix denoting an instrument). See also राज् (rāj), राजन् (rājan).

Pronunciation

Noun

राष्ट्र • (rāṣṭrá) stem, m or n

  1. a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.42.1:
      मम द्विता राष्ट्रं क्षत्रियस्य विश्वायोर्विश्वे अमृता यथा नः ।
      क्रतुं सचन्ते वरुणस्य देवा राजामि कृष्टेरुपमस्य वव्रेः ॥
      mama dvitā rāṣṭraṃ kṣatriyasya viśvāyorviśve amṛtā yathā naḥ.
      kratuṃ sacante varuṇasya devā rājāmi kṛṣṭerupamasya vavreḥ.
      I am the royal Ruler, this is my empire, all immortals testify to us.
      The Gods follow the will of Varuṇa; I rule over the people of the highest form.
  2. a people, nation, subjects
  3. public calamity such as plague, famine, etc.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of राष्ट्र (rāṣṭrá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative राष्ट्रम्
rāṣṭrám
राष्ट्रे
rāṣṭré
राष्ट्राणि / राष्ट्रा¹
rāṣṭrā́ṇi / rāṣṭrā́¹
Vocative राष्ट्र
rā́ṣṭra
राष्ट्रे
rā́ṣṭre
राष्ट्राणि / राष्ट्रा¹
rā́ṣṭrāṇi / rā́ṣṭrā¹
Accusative राष्ट्रम्
rāṣṭrám
राष्ट्रे
rāṣṭré
राष्ट्राणि / राष्ट्रा¹
rāṣṭrā́ṇi / rāṣṭrā́¹
Instrumental राष्ट्रेण
rāṣṭréṇa
राष्ट्राभ्याम्
rāṣṭrā́bhyām
राष्ट्रैः / राष्ट्रेभिः¹
rāṣṭraíḥ / rāṣṭrébhiḥ¹
Dative राष्ट्राय
rāṣṭrā́ya
राष्ट्राभ्याम्
rāṣṭrā́bhyām
राष्ट्रेभ्यः
rāṣṭrébhyaḥ
Ablative राष्ट्रात्
rāṣṭrā́t
राष्ट्राभ्याम्
rāṣṭrā́bhyām
राष्ट्रेभ्यः
rāṣṭrébhyaḥ
Genitive राष्ट्रस्य
rāṣṭrásya
राष्ट्रयोः
rāṣṭráyoḥ
राष्ट्राणाम्
rāṣṭrā́ṇām
Locative राष्ट्रे
rāṣṭré
राष्ट्रयोः
rāṣṭráyoḥ
राष्ट्रेषु
rāṣṭréṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Masculine a-stem declension of राष्ट्र (rāṣṭrá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative राष्ट्रः
rāṣṭráḥ
राष्ट्रौ / राष्ट्रा¹
rāṣṭraú / rāṣṭrā́¹
राष्ट्राः / राष्ट्रासः¹
rāṣṭrā́ḥ / rāṣṭrā́saḥ¹
Vocative राष्ट्र
rā́ṣṭra
राष्ट्रौ / राष्ट्रा¹
rā́ṣṭrau / rā́ṣṭrā¹
राष्ट्राः / राष्ट्रासः¹
rā́ṣṭrāḥ / rā́ṣṭrāsaḥ¹
Accusative राष्ट्रम्
rāṣṭrám
राष्ट्रौ / राष्ट्रा¹
rāṣṭraú / rāṣṭrā́¹
राष्ट्रान्
rāṣṭrā́n
Instrumental राष्ट्रेण
rāṣṭréṇa
राष्ट्राभ्याम्
rāṣṭrā́bhyām
राष्ट्रैः / राष्ट्रेभिः¹
rāṣṭraíḥ / rāṣṭrébhiḥ¹
Dative राष्ट्राय
rāṣṭrā́ya
राष्ट्राभ्याम्
rāṣṭrā́bhyām
राष्ट्रेभ्यः
rāṣṭrébhyaḥ
Ablative राष्ट्रात्
rāṣṭrā́t
राष्ट्राभ्याम्
rāṣṭrā́bhyām
राष्ट्रेभ्यः
rāṣṭrébhyaḥ
Genitive राष्ट्रस्य
rāṣṭrásya
राष्ट्रयोः
rāṣṭráyoḥ
राष्ट्राणाम्
rāṣṭrā́ṇām
Locative राष्ट्रे
rāṣṭré
राष्ट्रयोः
rāṣṭráyoḥ
राष्ट्रेषु
rāṣṭréṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dhivehi: ރަށް (raṣ̊)
  • Pali: raṭṭha

Borrowed terms

Proper noun

राष्ट्र • (rāṣṭra) stem, m

  1. name of a king (son of काशि)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “राष्ट्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0879/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 449-50
  • Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “ৰাষ্ট্ৰ”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language, London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 2397
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