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 (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 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
• 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)