राष्ट्रपति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapati).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾəp.t̪iː/, [ɾäːʂ.ʈɾɐp.t̪iː]

Noun

राष्ट्रपति • (rāṣṭrapti) m

1. leader of a country, president

Declension

Declension of राष्ट्रपति (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapti	राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapti
oblique	राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapti	राष्ट्रपतियों rāṣṭraptiyõ
vocative	राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapti	राष्ट्रपतियो rāṣṭraptiyo

Descendants

• → English: Rashtrapati

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [räs̠t̠rʌpʌt̪i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रास्ट्रपति

Noun

राष्ट्रपति • (rāṣṭrapati)

1. president

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬱ᭄ᬝ᭄ᬭᬧᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• রাষ্ট্রপতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰿𑰨𑰢𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀱𑁆𑀝𑁆𑀭𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ရာၑ္ဋြပတိ (Burmese script)
• રાષ્ટ્રપતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਰਪਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦰ꧀ꦛꦿꦥꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂹𑂩𑂣𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ (Kannada script)
• រាឞ្ដ្របតិ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຩ຺ຏ຺ຣປຕິ (Lao script)
• രാഷ്ട്രപതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢢᢞᡵᠠᢒᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘿𑘨𑘢𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᢔᢌᠷᠠᢒᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧠𑧈𑧂𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐲𑑂𑐚𑑂𑐬𑐥𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରପତି (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬꢦꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆰𑇀𑆛𑇀𑆫𑆥𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖿𑖨𑖢𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• රාෂ‍්ට්‍රපති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩦 𑪙𑩼𑩰𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚶𑚔𑚶𑚤𑚞𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ராஷ்ட்ரபதி (Tamil script)
• రాష్ట్రపతి (Telugu script)
• ราษฺฏฺรปติ (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཥྚྲ་པ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒭𑓂𑒙𑓂𑒩𑒣𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨔𑩇𑨫𑨞𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “state, kingdom, country”) +‎ पति (pati, “lord, ruler; husband”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾɐ.pɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑːʂ.ʈɾɐ.pɐ.t̪i/

Noun

राष्ट्रपति • (rāṣṭrápati) stem, m

1. lord of a kingdom, a sovereign

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrápati)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	राष्ट्रपतिः rāṣṭrápatiḥ	राष्ट्रपती rāṣṭrápatī	राष्ट्रपतयः rāṣṭrápatayaḥ
Vocative	राष्ट्रपते rā́ṣṭrapate	राष्ट्रपती rā́ṣṭrapatī	राष्ट्रपतयः rā́ṣṭrapatayaḥ
Accusative	राष्ट्रपतिम् rāṣṭrápatim	राष्ट्रपती rāṣṭrápatī	राष्ट्रपतीन् rāṣṭrápatīn
Instrumental	राष्ट्रपतिना / राष्ट्रपत्या¹ rāṣṭrápatinā / rāṣṭrápatyā¹	राष्ट्रपतिभ्याम् rāṣṭrápatibhyām	राष्ट्रपतिभिः rāṣṭrápatibhiḥ
Dative	राष्ट्रपतये rāṣṭrápataye	राष्ट्रपतिभ्याम् rāṣṭrápatibhyām	राष्ट्रपतिभ्यः rāṣṭrápatibhyaḥ
Ablative	राष्ट्रपतेः / राष्ट्रपत्यः¹ rāṣṭrápateḥ / rāṣṭrápatyaḥ¹	राष्ट्रपतिभ्याम् rāṣṭrápatibhyām	राष्ट्रपतिभ्यः rāṣṭrápatibhyaḥ
Genitive	राष्ट्रपतेः / राष्ट्रपत्यः¹ rāṣṭrápateḥ / rāṣṭrápatyaḥ¹	राष्ट्रपत्योः rāṣṭrápatyoḥ	राष्ट्रपतीनाम् rāṣṭrápatīnām
Locative	राष्ट्रपतौ / राष्ट्रपता¹ rāṣṭrápatau / rāṣṭrápatā¹	राष्ट्रपत्योः rāṣṭrápatyoḥ	राष्ट्रपतिषु rāṣṭrápatiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Assamese: ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি (rastropoti) (learned)
• → Bengali: রাষ্ট্রপতি (raśṭropoti) (learned)
• → Hindi: राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapti) (learned)
• → English: Rashtrapati
• → Kannada: ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ (rāṣṭrapati) (learned)
• → Malayalam: രാഷ്ട്രപതി (rāṣṭrapati) (learned)
• → Nepali: राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapati) (learned)
• → Punjabi: ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ (rāśṭaraptī)
• → Tamil: ராஷ்டிரபதி (rāṣṭirapati)
• → Telugu: రాష్ట్రపతి (rāṣṭrapati) (learned)

See also

• अधिपति (adhipati, “overlord”)
• क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “Kshatriyas, caste of warrior-kings”)
• चक्रवर्ति (cakravarti, “world ruler”)
• महाराज (mahārāja, “great king, emperor”)
• राज (rāja, “king”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “राष्ट्रपति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 879.