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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