नज़रअंदाज़
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Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- नज़रंदाज़ (nazarandāz), नज़र-अंदाज़ (nazar-andāz)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian نظر انداز (nazar andāz, “cast off, out of sight”), not following the sandhi rules of Sanskrit because its components are of Perso-Arabic origin. Compare Punjabi ਨਜ਼ਰ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ (nazar andāz) / نَظَر انداز (naz̤ar اndāz), Sindhi نظر انداز.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.zə.ɾən.d̪ɑːz/, [nɐ.zɐ.ɾɐ̃n̪.d̪äːz], /nə.d͡ʒə.ɾən.d̪ɑːd͡ʒ/, [nɐ.d͡ʒɐ.ɾɐ̃n̪.d̪äːd͡ʒ]
Adjective[edit]
नज़रअंदाज़ • (nazarandāz) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نَظَر اَنداز)
- ignored, disregarded, turned a blind eye towards
- Synonym: उपेक्षित (upekṣit)
Derived terms[edit]
- नज़रअंदाज़ करना (nazarandāz karnā)
Further reading[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “nazar”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press