raaǰaá ruler (of minor principality); prince

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form راجا
Phonetic Form raadʑaá
Inflection Class aan-decl (Pl): raaǰagaán
Origin Urdu: raaǰaa
    • ruler (of minor principality); prince
      • Example 991:
        raaǰaá múṛu ta putróom tasíi hukumát bulooṣṭéeli.
        raaǰaá
        ruler
        muṛ
        die.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ta
        DS
        putr
        son
        -am
        -pl.obl
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        hukumát
        government
        bulooṣṭá
        fight.over
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        When the ruler died, his sons started contending for the power.
        Source: A:MAB003
      • Example 1099:
        eesé waxtíi kaaláaṣu raaǰaá de.
        eesé
        REM
        waxt
        time
        -ii
        -gen
        kaaláaṣu
        Kalasha.man
        raaǰaá
        ruler
        de
        pst
        In those days the ruler was a Kalasha.
        Source: A:MAB008

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