रज़ाकार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रजाकार (rajākār)

Etymology

From रज़ा (razā, “will, pleasure”) +‎ -कार (-kār, “doer”), literally “one who is willing”. Cognate with Bengali রাজাকার (rajakar, “traitor”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾə.zɑː.kɑːɾ/, [ɾɐ.zäː.käːɾ], /ɾə.d͡ʒɑː.kɑːɾ/, [ɾɐ.d͡ʒäː.käːɾ]

Noun

रज़ाकार • (razākār) m (Urdu spelling رضاکار)

1. (Islam) razakar: a volunteer for a Muslim organization
   1. (historical) a Hyderabadi razakar who fought against the Indian integration of Hyderabad State [in 1947]
   2. (historical) a Pakistani razakar who aided the Pakistani army against the Bangladeshi Mukti Bahini [in 1971]

Declension

Declension of रज़ाकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रज़ाकार razākār	रज़ाकार razākār
oblique	रज़ाकार razākār	रज़ाकारों razākārõ
vocative	रज़ाकार razākār	रज़ाकारो razākāro