नजर

See also: नज़र and नज़ारा

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.