नज़र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نظر‎ (nazar), from Arabic نَظَر‎ (naẓar).

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

Noun

नज़र • (nazar) f (Urdu spelling نظر‎)

  1. sight, vision, glance, look
    देखो! नदी की नज़र आ रही है!
    dekho! nadī kī nazar ā rahī hai!
    Look! Now the river is coming into view!
    Synonyms: दृष्टि (dŕṣṭi), दीठ (dīṭh), निगाह (nigāh)
  2. supervision, watch
    मेरी नज़र उस पर है। ― merī nazar us par hai. ― I've got my eyes on him.
  3. evil eye
    नज़र लगना ― nazar lagnā ― to be affected by the evil eye

Declension
Declension of नज़र (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नज़र
nazar		 नज़रें
nazarẽ
oblique नज़र
nazar		 नज़रों
nazarõ
vocative नज़र
nazar		 नज़रो
nazaro

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नज़र”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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