ناز

ناز

1. Arabic spelling of naz

Borrowed from Persian ناز‎ (nâz).

ناز • (naz)

1. affected or timid shyness, coiness; coquettish airs
2. whims; waywardness
3. the endearments bestowed on a loved one

• نازلانمق‎, نازلنمق‎ (nazlanmak)
• نازلو‎ (nazlı)

• نازش‎ (naziş)
• نازنده‎ (nazende)

• Turkish: naz
• → Albanian: naz/naze
• → Greek: νάζι (názi)
• → Romanian: nazuri

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ناز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2062

From Parthian nʾz (nāz, “pleasure, delight”), compare Old Armenian նազիմ (nazim), an Iranian borrowing.

A highly nuanced term in Persianate culture and tradition without an exact translation, see the usage notes.

ناز • (nâz)

1. (archaic) delight
2. luxury, comfort
3. coquetry
4. affection
5. coyness
6. fondling

The term has no exact equivalence in English, and the meaning of "coquetry" or "flirtation" may be misleading. ناز is a concept central to Persianate culture and tradition, it may refer to coquetry, but also not, as it does not need to be proactive or confined within flirtation or love games. ناز is a trait, a state of being, a compromised modesty that titillates, warms, frustrates and therefore entices the heart.

• نازی‎ (nâzi)
• ناز کردن‎ (nâz kardan)

• → Azerbaijani: naz
• → Chagatai: ناز‎
  • Uyghur: ناز‎ (naz)
  • Uzbek: noz
• → Georgian: ნაზი (nazi)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: नाज़ (nāz)
  • Urdu: ناز‎ (nāz)
• → Middle Armenian: նազ (naz)
  • → Armenian: նազ (naz)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ناز‎ (naz)
  • Turkish: naz
  • → Albanian: naz/naze
  • → Greek: νάζι (názi)
  • → Romanian: nazuri
• → Punjabi: ناز‎ (nāz)
• → Pashto: ناز‎
• → Sindhi: ناز‎

Shortened from نازنین‎ (nâzanin).

ناز • (nâz)

1. (colloquial) cute

• ملوس‎ (malus)

Borrowed from Persian ناز‎ (nâz).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑːz/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /nɑːz/

ناز • (nāz) m (Hindi spelling नाज़)

1. blandishment, coquetry, playfulness, amorous playfulness, feigned disdain; dalliance, toying; fondling, coaxing, soothing or endearing expression
2. pride, conceit, consequential airs, whims
3. softness, delicacy; elegance, gracefulness

• “ناز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “ناز”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “ناز”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

From Urdu ناز‎ (nāz).

ناز (nāz)

1. love, pampering, overindulgence