نزدیک

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (nzdyk' /nazdīk/), from Proto-Iranian *názdyah. One of a few adjectives that has preserved the final -g/k phoneme and did not undergo the regular sound change from Middle Persian to Modern Persian. Others include تاریک‎ (târik, “dark”) and باریک‎ (bârik, “slender”).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /nazdiːk/

    Adjective

    Dari نزدیک
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik наздик (nazdik)

    نزدیک • (nazdik) (comparative نزدیک‌تَر‎ (nazdik-tar), superlative نزدیک‌تَرین‎ (nazdik-tarin))

    1. close
    2. near
    3. neighbouring

    Preposition

    نزدیک • (nazdik)

    1. near
    2. by
    3. beside

    Descendants

    • → Gujarati: નજીક (najīk)
    • → Hindustani:
      Hindi: नज़दीक (nazdīk)
      Urdu: نزدیک‎ (nazdīk)
    • → Marathi: नजीक (najīk)
    • → Nepali: नजिक (najik)
    • → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕ (nazdīk), ਨਜੀਕ (najīk)
      Shahmukhi script: نَزدیک‎ (nazdek), نَجیک‎ (najek)

    References

    Urdu

    Etymology

    From Persian نزدیک‎.

    Adjective

    نزدیک • (nazdīk) (Hindi spelling नज़दीक)

    1. close, closeby
    2. near, nearby

    Synonyms

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