आज

See also: आजी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja), from Sanskrit अद्य (adyá). Doublet of अद्य (adya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːd͡ʒ/, [äːd͡ʒ]

Adverb

आज • (āj) (Urdu spelling آج‎)

1. today

   आज मैं हवाई-जहाज़ से पहली बार यात्रा करूँगा।

   āj ma͠i havāī-jahāz se pahlī bār yātrā karūṅgā.

   Today I will travel by plane for the first time.

• Synonyms: इमरोज़ (imroz), अद्य (adya)

Noun

आज • (āj) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling آج‎)

1. today

Derived terms

• आजकल (ājkal)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “आज”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘕𑘱𑘽 (ājiṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja), from Sanskrit अद्य (adyá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad͡z/
• Rhymes: -ad͡z

Adverb

आज • (āj̈)

1. today

   आज मी विमानाने पहिल्यांदा प्रवास करणार.

   āj̈ mī pahilyāndā vimānāne pravās karṇār.

   Today I will travel by plane for the first time.

Derived terms

• आजकाल (āj̈kāl)

 

See also

• उद्या (udyā, “tomorrow”)
• काल (kāl, “yesterday”)
• परवा (parvā, “day after tomorrow, day before yesterday”)
• तेरवा (tervā, “two days after tomorrow, two days before yesterday”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “आज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 8.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “आज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 64
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “आज”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 220.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “adyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 13

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ä.d͡zʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: आज

Adverb

आज • (āja)

1. today

   मेरो जन्मदिन आज हो।

   mero janmadin āja ho.

   Today is my birthday.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬚ (Balinese script)
• আজ (Assamese script)
• আজ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌜 (Grantha script)
• આજ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦄꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
• អាជ (Khmer script)
• ಆಜ (Kannada script)
• ອາຊ (Lao script)
• ആജ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘁𑘕 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• အာဇ (Burmese script)
• 𑦡𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐖 (Newa script)
• ଆଜ (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆘 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖕 (Siddham script)
• ආජ (Sinhalese script)
• ఆజ (Telugu script)
• อาช (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒖 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.d͡ʑɐ/

Etymology 1

Vṛddhi derivative of अज (aja).

Adjective

आज • (āja)

1. coming from or belonging to goats, produced by goats
2. a descendant of aja-

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आज (āja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आजः ājaḥ	आजौ ājau	आजाः / आजासः¹ ājāḥ / ājāsaḥ¹
Vocative	आज āja	आजौ ājau	आजाः / आजासः¹ ājāḥ / ājāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आजम् ājam	आजौ ājau	आजान् ājān
Instrumental	आजेन ājena	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजैः / आजेभिः¹ ājaiḥ / ājebhiḥ¹
Dative	आजाय ājāya	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजेभ्यः ājebhyaḥ
Ablative	आजात् ājāt	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजेभ्यः ājebhyaḥ
Genitive	आजस्य ājasya	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजानाम् ājānām
Locative	आजे āje	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजेषु ājeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of आजा (ājā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आजा ājā	आजे āje	आजाः ājāḥ
Vocative	आजे āje	आजे āje	आजाः ājāḥ
Accusative	आजाम् ājām	आजे āje	आजाः ājāḥ
Instrumental	आजया / आजा¹ ājayā / ājā¹	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजाभिः ājābhiḥ
Dative	आजायै ājāyai	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजाभ्यः ājābhyaḥ
Ablative	आजायाः ājāyāḥ	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजाभ्यः ājābhyaḥ
Genitive	आजायाः ājāyāḥ	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजानाम् ājānām
Locative	आजायाम् ājāyām	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजासु ājāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of आज (āja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आजम् ājam	आजे āje	आजानि / आजा¹ ājāni / ājā¹
Vocative	आज āja	आजे āje	आजानि / आजा¹ ājāni / ājā¹
Accusative	आजम् ājam	आजे āje	आजानि / आजा¹ ājāni / ājā¹
Instrumental	आजेन ājena	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजैः / आजेभिः¹ ājaiḥ / ājebhiḥ¹
Dative	आजाय ājāya	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजेभ्यः ājebhyaḥ
Ablative	आजात् ājāt	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजेभ्यः ājebhyaḥ
Genitive	आजस्य ājasya	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजानाम् ājānām
Locative	आजे āje	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजेषु ājeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

आज • (āja) m

1. a vulture

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आज (āja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आजः ājaḥ	आजौ ājau	आजाः / आजासः¹ ājāḥ / ājāsaḥ¹
Vocative	आज āja	आजौ ājau	आजाः / आजासः¹ ājāḥ / ājāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आजम् ājam	आजौ ājau	आजान् ājān
Instrumental	आजेन ājena	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजैः / आजेभिः¹ ājaiḥ / ājebhiḥ¹
Dative	आजाय ājāya	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजेभ्यः ājebhyaḥ
Ablative	आजात् ājāt	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजेभ्यः ājebhyaḥ
Genitive	आजस्य ājasya	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजानाम् ājānām
Locative	आजे āje	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजेषु ājeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

आज • (āja) n

1. the lunar mansion pūrvabhādrapadā (presided over by aja- Ekapad)
2. clarified butter

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of आज (āja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आजम् ājam	आजे āje	आजानि / आजा¹ ājāni / ājā¹
Vocative	आज āja	आजे āje	आजानि / आजा¹ ājāni / ājā¹
Accusative	आजम् ājam	आजे āje	आजानि / आजा¹ ājāni / ājā¹
Instrumental	आजेन ājena	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजैः / आजेभिः¹ ājaiḥ / ājebhiḥ¹
Dative	आजाय ājāya	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजेभ्यः ājebhyaḥ
Ablative	आजात् ājāt	आजाभ्याम् ājābhyām	आजेभ्यः ājebhyaḥ
Genitive	आजस्य ājasya	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजानाम् ājānām
Locative	आजे āje	आजयोः ājayoḥ	आजेषु ājeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “आज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 132.