रजत

See also: रंजातु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रजत (rajata).

Noun

रजत • (rajat) m (Urdu spelling رجت)

white
silver

Declension

Declension of रजत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रजत rajat	रजत rajat
oblique	रजत rajat	रजतों rajatõ
vocative	रजत rajat	रजतो rajato

Adjective

रजत • (rajat) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling رجت)

white
silver

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৰজত (Assamese script)
ᬭᬚᬢ (Balinese script)
রজত (Bengali script)
𑰨𑰕𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀭𑀚𑀢 (Brahmi script)
ရဇတ (Burmese script)
રજત (Gujarati script)
ਰਜਤ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌰𑌜𑌤 (Grantha script)
ꦫꦗꦠ (Javanese script)
𑂩𑂔𑂞 (Kaithi script)
ರಜತ (Kannada script)
រជត (Khmer script)
ຣຊຕ (Lao script)
രജത (Malayalam script)
ᡵᠠᡯᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘨𑘕𑘝 (Modi script)
ᠷᠠᠽᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧈𑦵𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
𑐬𑐖𑐟 (Newa script)
ରଜତ (Odia script)
ꢬꢙꢡ (Saurashtra script)
𑆫𑆘𑆠 (Sharada script)
𑖨𑖕𑖝 (Siddham script)
රජත (Sinhalese script)
𑩼𑩣𑩫 (Soyombo script)
𑚤𑚑𑚙 (Takri script)
ரஜத (Tamil script)
రజత (Telugu script)
รชต (Thai script)
ར་ཛ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
𑒩𑒖𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
𑨫𑨥𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂reǵn̥t-ó-m (“silver”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (ər^əzata, “silver”), Latin argentum (“silver”). Also related to अर्जुन (arjuna).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.d͡ʑɐ.tɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.d͡ʑɐ.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

रजत • (rajatá) stem

white, bright white, silver-colored (also applied to हिरण्य (hiraṇya) to denote silver the metal, literally meaning "white gold")
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.25.22:
  ऋज्रमुक्षण्यायने रजतं हरयाणे ।
  रथं युक्तमसनाम सुषामणि ॥
  ṛjramukṣaṇyāyane rajataṃ harayāṇe.
  rathaṃ yuktamasanāma suṣāmaṇi.
  From Uksanyayana a bay, from Harayana a silvery white steed,
  And from Susaman we obtained a hamessed car.
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) I.5.1:
  यद् अश्र्व् अशीयत तत्
  रजतꣳ हिरण्यम् अभवत् तस्माद् रजतꣳ हिरण्यम् अदक्षिण्यम् अश्रुजꣳ हि
  yad aśrv aśīyata tat
  rajataṃ hiraṇyam abhavat tasmād rajataṃ hiraṇyam adakṣiṇyam aśrujaṃ hi
  The tear that was shed (while crying) became white gold (silver); therefore white gold (silver) is not a suitable gift, for it is born of tears
silvery, made of silver

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रजत
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रजतः (rajatáḥ)	रजतौ (rajataú) रजता¹ (rajatā́¹)	रजताः (rajatā́ḥ) रजतासः¹ (rajatā́saḥ¹)
vocative	रजत (rájata)	रजतौ (rájatau) रजता¹ (rájatā¹)	रजताः (rájatāḥ) रजतासः¹ (rájatāsaḥ¹)
accusative	रजतम् (rajatám)	रजतौ (rajataú) रजता¹ (rajatā́¹)	रजतान् (rajatā́n)
instrumental	रजतेन (rajaténa)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतैः (rajataíḥ) रजतेभिः¹ (rajatébhiḥ¹)
dative	रजताय (rajatā́ya)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतेभ्यः (rajatébhyaḥ)
ablative	रजतात् (rajatā́t)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतेभ्यः (rajatébhyaḥ)
genitive	रजतस्य (rajatásya)	रजतयोः (rajatáyoḥ)	रजतानाम् (rajatā́nām)
locative	रजते (rajaté)	रजतयोः (rajatáyoḥ)	रजतेषु (rajatéṣu)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of रजता
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रजता (rajatā́)	रजते (rajaté)	रजताः (rajatā́ḥ)
vocative	रजते (rájate)	रजते (rájate)	रजताः (rájatāḥ)
accusative	रजताम् (rajatā́m)	रजते (rajaté)	रजताः (rajatā́ḥ)
instrumental	रजतया (rajatáyā) रजता¹ (rajatā́¹)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजताभिः (rajatā́bhiḥ)
dative	रजतायै (rajatā́yai)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजताभ्यः (rajatā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	रजतायाः (rajatā́yāḥ) रजतायै² (rajatā́yai²)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजताभ्यः (rajatā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	रजतायाः (rajatā́yāḥ) रजतायै² (rajatā́yai²)	रजतयोः (rajatáyoḥ)	रजतानाम् (rajatā́nām)
locative	रजतायाम् (rajatā́yām)	रजतयोः (rajatáyoḥ)	रजतासु (rajatā́su)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of रजत
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रजतम् (rajatám)	रजते (rajaté)	रजतानि (rajatā́ni) रजता¹ (rajatā́¹)
vocative	रजत (rájata)	रजते (rájate)	रजतानि (rájatāni) रजता¹ (rájatā¹)
accusative	रजतम् (rajatám)	रजते (rajaté)	रजतानि (rajatā́ni) रजता¹ (rajatā́¹)
instrumental	रजतेन (rajaténa)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतैः (rajataíḥ) रजतेभिः¹ (rajatébhiḥ¹)
dative	रजताय (rajatā́ya)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतेभ्यः (rajatébhyaḥ)
ablative	रजतात् (rajatā́t)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतेभ्यः (rajatébhyaḥ)
genitive	रजतस्य (rajatásya)	रजतयोः (rajatáyoḥ)	रजतानाम् (rajatā́nām)
locative	रजते (rajaté)	रजतयोः (rajatáyoḥ)	रजतेषु (rajatéṣu)

¹Vedic

Noun

रजत • (rajata) stem, n

silver
Synonym: रूप्य (rūpya)
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 5.28.1:
  नव प्राणान् नवभिः सं मिमीते दीर्घायुत्वाय शतशारदाय ।
  हरिते त्रीणि रजते त्रीण्ययसि त्रीणि तपसाविष्टितानि ॥
  nava prāṇān navabhiḥ saṃ mimīte dīrghāyutvāya śataśāradāya.
  harite trīṇi rajate trīṇyayasi trīṇi tapasāviṣṭitāni.
  For lengthened life, to last through hundred autumns, they equalize with nine the nine aspirations.
  Three in gold, three in silver, three in iron by heat are stablished in their several places.
ivory

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of रजत
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रजतम् (rajatám)	रजते (rajaté)	रजतानि (rajatā́ni) रजता¹ (rajatā́¹)
vocative	रजत (rájata)	रजते (rájate)	रजतानि (rájatāni) रजता¹ (rájatā¹)
accusative	रजतम् (rajatám)	रजते (rajaté)	रजतानि (rajatā́ni) रजता¹ (rajatā́¹)
instrumental	रजतेन (rajaténa)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतैः (rajataíḥ) रजतेभिः¹ (rajatébhiḥ¹)
dative	रजताय (rajatā́ya)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतेभ्यः (rajatébhyaḥ)
ablative	रजतात् (rajatā́t)	रजताभ्याम् (rajatā́bhyām)	रजतेभ्यः (rajatébhyaḥ)
genitive	रजतस्य (rajatásya)	रजतयोः (rajatáyoḥ)	रजतानाम् (rajatā́nām)
locative	रजते (rajaté)	रजतयोः (rajatáyoḥ)	रजतेषु (rajatéṣu)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kalasha: rāwa
- → Proto-Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: arū́, úrə
  - Kamkata-viri: ŕṳ̄, arṳ̄
  - Prasuni: urǘ
  - Tregami: wurṓ
  - Waigali: urḗi
Pali: rajata
- → Thai: รชตะ
Prakrit: 𑀭𑀬𑀤 (rayada), 𑀭𑀬𑀬 (rayaya)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: ރިހި (rihi)
    - Sinhalese: රිදී (ridī)

Terms borrowed from रजत (rajata)

→ Bengali: রজত (rojot)
→ Acehnese: rajata
→ Banjarese: rajata
→ Cebuano: ladyata
→ Gorontalo: rajata
→ Hiligaynon: ladyato
→ Hindi: रजत (rajat)
→ Ilocano: radiata
→ Javanese: rajata
→ Kannada: ರಜತ (rajata)
→ Malay: rajata
- Indonesian: rajata
→ Minangkabau: rajata
→ Old Gujarati: रजत (rajata)
→ Molbog: rajata
→ Brooke's Point Palawano: radyata
→ Sasak: rajata
→ Sundanese: rajata
→ Tamil: இரசிதம் (iracitam)
→ Telugu: రజత (rajata)
→ Tulu: ರಜತ (rajata)
→ Urdu: رجت (rajat)
→ Waray-Waray: ladyata
→ Wolio: rajata