राष्ट्रभाषा

Hindi

Etymology

From राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) +‎ भाषा (bhāṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾə.bʱɑː.ʂɑː/, [ɾäːʂ.ʈɾɐ.bʱäː.ʃäː]

Noun

राष्ट्रभाषा • (rāṣṭrabhāṣā) f

1. national language

   Synonym: देशभाषा (deśbhāṣā)

Declension

Declension of राष्ट्रभाषा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राष्ट्रभाषा rāṣṭrabhāṣā	राष्ट्रभाषाएँ rāṣṭrabhāṣāẽ
oblique	राष्ट्रभाषा rāṣṭrabhāṣā	राष्ट्रभाषाओं rāṣṭrabhāṣāõ
vocative	राष्ट्रभाषा rāṣṭrabhāṣā	राष्ट्रभाषाओ rāṣṭrabhāṣāo

Marathi

Etymology

From राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “country”) +‎ भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaʂ.ʈɾə.bʱa.ʂa/

Noun

राष्ट्रभाषा • (rāṣṭrabhāṣā) f

1. national language

   भारताला कोणतीही राष्ट्रभाषा नाही.

   bhārtālā koṇtīhī rāṣṭrabhāṣā nāhī.

   India doesn't have any national language.

Declension

Declension of राष्ट्रभाषा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	राष्ट्रभाषा rāṣṭrabhāṣā
direct plural	राष्ट्रभाषा rāṣṭrabhāṣā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	राष्ट्रभाषा rāṣṭrabhāṣā		राष्ट्रभाषा rāṣṭrabhāṣā
oblique सामान्यरूप	राष्ट्रभाषे rāṣṭrabhāṣe		राष्ट्रभाषां- rāṣṭrabhāṣān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	राष्ट्रभाषेला rāṣṭrabhāṣelā		राष्ट्रभाषांना rāṣṭrabhāṣānnā
ergative	राष्ट्रभाषेने, राष्ट्रभाषेनं rāṣṭrabhāṣene, rāṣṭrabhāṣena		राष्ट्रभाषांनी rāṣṭrabhāṣānnī
instrumental	राष्ट्रभाषेशी rāṣṭrabhāṣeśī		राष्ट्रभाषांशी rāṣṭrabhāṣānśī
locative सप्तमी	राष्ट्रभाषेत rāṣṭrabhāṣet		राष्ट्रभाषांत rāṣṭrabhāṣāt
vocative संबोधन	राष्ट्रभाषे rāṣṭrabhāṣe		राष्ट्रभाषांनो rāṣṭrabhāṣānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of राष्ट्रभाषा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	राष्ट्रभाषेचा rāṣṭrabhāṣeċā	राष्ट्रभाषेचे rāṣṭrabhāṣeċe	राष्ट्रभाषेची rāṣṭrabhāṣecī	राष्ट्रभाषेच्या rāṣṭrabhāṣecā	राष्ट्रभाषेचे, राष्ट्रभाषेचं rāṣṭrabhāṣeċe, rāṣṭrabhāṣeċa	राष्ट्रभाषेची rāṣṭrabhāṣecī	राष्ट्रभाषेच्या rāṣṭrabhāṣecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	राष्ट्रभाषांचा rāṣṭrabhāṣānċā	राष्ट्रभाषांचे rāṣṭrabhāṣānċe	राष्ट्रभाषांची rāṣṭrabhāṣāñcī	राष्ट्रभाषांच्या rāṣṭrabhāṣāncā	राष्ट्रभाषांचे, राष्ट्रभाषांचं rāṣṭrabhāṣānċe, rāṣṭrabhāṣānċa	राष्ट्रभाषांची rāṣṭrabhāṣāñcī	राष्ट्रभाषांच्या rāṣṭrabhāṣāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• मातृभाषा (mātŕbhāṣā, “mother tongue”)
• राज्यभाषा (rājyabhāṣā, “state language”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “राष्ट्रभाषा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies