रै

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *raHíš, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, riches”). Cognate with Latin rēs. Doublet of रयि (rayi); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑ́ːj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑj/

Noun

रै • (raí) stem, m or f

1. property, possession, wealth, riches, goods
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine ā-stem declension of रा (rā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	राः rā́ḥ	रायौ rā́yau	रायः rā́yaḥ
Vocative	राः rā́ḥ	रायौ rā́yau	रायः rā́yaḥ
Accusative	रायम् / राम् rā́yam / rā́m	रायौ rā́yau	रायः / रायः / राः rā́yaḥ / rāyáḥ / rā́ḥ
Instrumental	राया / राय्या rāyā́ / rāyyā́	राभ्याम् rābhyā́m	राभिः rābhíḥ
Dative	राये rāyé	राभ्याम् rābhyā́m	राभ्यः rābhyáḥ
Ablative	रायः rāyáḥ	राभ्याम् rābhyā́m	राभ्यः rābhyáḥ
Genitive	रायः / रायः rāyáḥ / rā́yaḥ	रायोः rāyóḥ	रायाम् / रायअम् / राय्यम् rāyā́m / rāyáam / rāyyám
Locative	रायि rāyí	रायोः rāyóḥ	रासु rāsú

The declension is the same for masculine and feminine.

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रै”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 888, column 1.