नजर

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.zəɾ/, [n̪ə.zəɾ], /nə.d͡ʒəɾ/, [n̪ə.d͡ʒəɾ]

Noun

नजर • (nazar) f

  1. nuqtaless form of नज़र (nazar)

Declension
Declension of नजर (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नजर
nazar		 नजरें
nazarẽ
oblique नजर
nazar		 नजरों
nazarõ
vocative नजर
nazar		 नजरो
nazaro

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نظر‎ (nazar), from Arabic نَظَر‎ (naẓar). Compare Gujarati નજર (najar), Hindustani نَظَر‎ / नज़र (nazar), Sindhi نَظَرَ‎ / नज़र, Punjabi ਨਜ਼ਰ (nazar) / نَظَر‎ (naz̤ar), Nepali नजर (najar), Maithili नजरि (najᵊrɨ) / 𑒢𑒖𑒩𑒱 (najari), Oriya ନଜର (nôjôrô), Bengali নজর (nojor), Assamese নজৰ (nozor).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nə.d͡zəɾ/

Noun

नजर • (najar) f

  1. sight, glance
    नजरेस येणे ― najres yeṇe ― to see, realise
    Synonym: दृष्टि (druṣṭi)
  2. evil eye

Derived terms
  • नजरचूक (najarcūk, “oversight”)

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नजर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “नजर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “नजर”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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