रागमाला

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रागमाला (rāgamālā). By surface analysis, राग (rāg) +‎ माला (mālā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɡ.mɑː.lɑː/, [ɾäːɡ.mäː.läː]
• Hyphenation: राग‧मा‧ला

Noun

रागमाला • (rāgmālā) f (Urdu spelling رَاگ مَالَا)

1. (Indian classical music) collection of ragas

Declension

Declension of रागमाला (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रागमाला rāgmālā	रागमालाएँ rāgmālāẽ
oblique	रागमाला rāgmālā	रागमालाओं rāgmālāõ
vocative	रागमाला rāgmālā	रागमालाओ rāgmālāo

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884) “rāg-mālā”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 583
• “राग-माला”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.