rani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rani"

English

WOTD – 25 November 2013, 25 November 2014

Alternative forms

• ranee

Etymology

From Hindustani رانی (rānī) / रानी (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”). Doublet of Regina.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑː.niː/

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Noun

rani (plural ranis)

1. The wife of a rajah.
2. A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.

Related terms

• maharani

Translations

wife of a rajah

• Catalan: raní (ca) f
• Czech: rání f
• Hindi: रानी (hi) f (rānī), राज्ञी (hi) f (rājñī)
• Indonesian: rani (id)
• Irish: bantiarna Indiach m
• Malay: rani (ms)
• Marathi: राणी f (rāṇī)
• Portuguese: rani f
• Sanskrit: राज्ञी (sa) f (rājñī)
• Spanish: raní f

Hindu princess or female ruler in India

• Hindi: रानी (hi) f (rānī), राज्ञी (hi) f (rājñī)
• Indonesian: rani (id)
• Irish: bantiarna Indiach m
• Malay: rani (ms)
• Marathi: राणी f (rāṇī)
• Portuguese: rani f
• Sanskrit: राज्ञी (sa) f (rājñī)

Anagrams

• Rina, Irân, Nair, rain, ARNI, Îrân, Rain, arni, NIRA, Iran, Īrān, Rian, ARIN, airn, RNAi, Irān, Arin

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra‧ni
• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈni/ [ɾaˈn̪i]

Verb

raní

1. to go near; to get close; to be adjacent

   Antonym: rayo

Derived terms

• harani
• irani
• magrani
• pagkarani

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑni/, [ˈrɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -ɑni
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧ni

Noun

rani

1. (dialectal) an object that is in poor condition

Declension

Inflection of rani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rani	ranit
genitive		ranin	ranien
partitive		rania	raneja
illative		raniin	raneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rani	ranit
accusative	nom.	rani	ranit
	gen.	ranin
genitive		ranin	ranien
partitive		rania	raneja
inessive		ranissa	raneissa
elative		ranista	raneista
illative		raniin	raneihin
adessive		ranilla	raneilla
ablative		ranilta	raneilta
allative		ranille	raneille
essive		ranina	raneina
translative		raniksi	raneiksi
abessive		ranitta	raneitta
instructive		—	ranein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ranini ranini accusative nom. ranini ranini gen. ranini genitive ranini ranieni partitive raniani ranejani inessive ranissani raneissani elative ranistani raneistani illative raniini raneihini adessive ranillani raneillani ablative raniltani raneiltani allative ranilleni raneilleni essive raninani raneinani translative ranikseni raneikseni abessive ranittani raneittani instructive — — comitative — raneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ranisi ranisi accusative nom. ranisi ranisi gen. ranisi genitive ranisi raniesi partitive raniasi ranejasi inessive ranissasi raneissasi elative ranistasi raneistasi illative raniisi raneihisi adessive ranillasi raneillasi ablative raniltasi raneiltasi allative ranillesi raneillesi essive raninasi raneinasi translative raniksesi raneiksesi abessive ranittasi raneittasi instructive — — comitative — raneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ranimme ranimme accusative nom. ranimme ranimme gen. ranimme genitive ranimme raniemme partitive raniamme ranejamme inessive ranissamme raneissamme elative ranistamme raneistamme illative raniimme raneihimme adessive ranillamme raneillamme ablative raniltamme raneiltamme allative ranillemme raneillemme essive raninamme raneinamme translative raniksemme raneiksemme abessive ranittamme raneittamme instructive — — comitative — raneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative raninne raninne accusative nom. raninne raninne gen. raninne genitive raninne ranienne partitive ranianne ranejanne inessive ranissanne raneissanne elative ranistanne raneistanne illative raniinne raneihinne adessive ranillanne raneillanne ablative raniltanne raneiltanne allative ranillenne raneillenne essive raninanne raneinanne translative raniksenne raneiksenne abessive ranittanne raneittanne instructive — — comitative — raneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative raninsa raninsa accusative nom. raninsa raninsa gen. raninsa genitive raninsa raniensa partitive raniaan raniansa ranejaan ranejansa inessive ranissaan ranissansa raneissaan raneissansa elative ranistaan ranistansa raneistaan raneistansa illative raniinsa raneihinsa adessive ranillaan ranillansa raneillaan raneillansa ablative raniltaan raniltansa raneiltaan raneiltansa allative ranilleen ranillensa raneilleen raneillensa essive raninaan raninansa raneinaan raneinansa translative ranikseen raniksensa raneikseen raneiksensa abessive ranittaan ranittansa raneittaan raneittansa instructive — — comitative — raneineen raneinensa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraːnɪ]
• Rhymes: -aːnɪ

Noun

rani m (genitive singular rana, nominative plural ranar)

1. (anatomy) proboscis
   1. trunk (of an elephant)
   2. snout (of other animals)

   Synonym: trjóna

Declension

Declension of rani (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rani	raninn	ranar	ranarnir
accusative	rana	ranann	rana	ranana
dative	rana	rananum	rönum	rönunum
genitive	rana	ranans	rana	rananna

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrani/

Noun

rani

1. plural of rano

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rani, from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (rāṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “queen, princess”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrani/ [ˈra.ni]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: ra‧ni

Noun

rani (plural rani-rani)

1. queen:
   1. queen regnant: female monarch

      Synonym: ratu

   2. queen consort: wife of a king

      Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu

Related terms

• maharani

Further reading

• “rani”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

rani

1. Rōmaji transcription of らに

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi रानी (rānī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɰani], [ɾani]

Noun

rani

1. queen
2. female ruler

Synonyms

• larenn

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: ra‧ni

Verb

rani

1. third-person singular present of ranić

Portuguese

Noun

rani f (plural ranis)

1. rani (wife of a rajah)
2. rani (Hindu princess or female ruler in India)

Further reading

• “rani”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rani”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”).

Noun

rani

1. queen

Romani

Alternative forms

• raji, rajni
• rai (International Standard)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀻 (raṇṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “queen, princess”).

Noun

rani f (accusative ranǎ, nominative plural ranǎ, accusative plural raněn)

1. female equivalent of raj: madam, Mrs, lady

Derived terms

• Raji

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindustani رانی (rānī) / रानी (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”).

Alternative forms

• rȁna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râni/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ni

Noun

rȁni f (Cyrillic spelling ра̏ни)

1. rani

Declension

Declension of rani

	singular	plural
nominative	rani	rani
genitive	rani	rani
dative	rani	ranima
accusative	rani	rani
vocative	rani	rani
locative	rani	ranima
instrumental	rani	ranima

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rani (Cyrillic spelling рани)

1. inflection of ran:
   1. masculine nominative/vocative plural
   2. definite masculine nominative/vocative singular
   3. definite inanimate masculine accusative singular

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rani (Cyrillic spelling рани)

1. dative/locative singular of rana

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rani (Cyrillic spelling рани)

1. inflection of raniti:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second/third-person singular imperfect past

References

• “rani”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026