Rani, Rāṇī: 6 definitions
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Introduction:
Rani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geogprahy
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryRāṇī.—(EI 23, 33), feminine from of Rāṇa or Rāṇā (i. e. Rāṇaka); designation of a queen. Note: rāṇī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrāṇī (राणी).—f ( H or rājñī S) A queen.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rāṇi (राणि):—[from rāṇa] m. [patronymic] [from] raṇa [gana] pailādi.
2) Rāṇī (राणी):—[from rāṇā] f. (corruption of rājñī q.v.) a queen.
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungRāṇi (राणि):—m. Patron. von raṇa.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Raniga, Ranika, Ranirauta, Ranita, Ranitalasita, Ranitar, Ranitri, Raniva, Ranivasa.
Ends with (+385): Abhiprani, Abhirani, Abhrani, Adarani, Adharani, Adhararani, Adhikarani, Advairatnakoshapurani, Advaitaratnakoshapurani, Agrani, Aharani, Ahirani, Aindrani, Aishrvaryaca Prani, Ajakarani, Ajnanaprani, Akarani, Alpakarani, Anantamukhanirharadharani, Anantapokkharani.
Full-text (+9): Pattarani, Sottara, Ranivasa, Tricatura, Ayarani, Ranavasa, Jahaja, Ranirauta, Didrikshuka, Mehuni, Shudra, Amritasara, Kutalur, Patt, Simhapanjara, Nalikera, Dushkara, Avashamgama, Aparapara, Rana.
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