निज
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit निज (nija).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]निज • (nij) (indeclinable)
- own, belonging to oneself
- Synonym: अपना (apnā)
- individual, personal, private
- (by extension) genuine, real, true
Synonyms
[edit]- निजी (nijī)
Derived terms
[edit]- निजता (nijtā)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 558
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- নিজ (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬶᬚ (Balinese script)
- নিজ (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰰𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀺𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- နိဇ (Burmese script)
- નિજ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਿਜ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌿𑌜 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦶꦗ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂱𑂔 (Kaithi script)
- ನಿಜ (Kannada script)
- និជ (Khmer script)
- ນິຊ (Lao script)
- നിജ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᡳᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘱𑘕 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠢᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧒𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐶𑐖 (Newa script)
- ନିଜ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢶꢙ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆴𑆘 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖰𑖕 (Siddham script)
- නිජ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩑𑩣 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚮𑚑 (Takri script)
- நிஜ (Tamil script)
- నిజ (Telugu script)
- นิช (Thai script)
- ནི་ཛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒱𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨁𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From नि- (ni-) + ज (ja, “born”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]निज • (nija) stem
Declension
[edit]Masculine a-stem declension of निज (nija) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निजः nijaḥ |
निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹ |
निजाः / निजासः¹ nijāḥ / nijāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | निज nija |
निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹ |
निजाः / निजासः¹ nijāḥ / nijāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | निजम् nijam |
निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹ |
निजान् nijān |
Instrumental | निजेन nijena |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजैः / निजेभिः¹ nijaiḥ / nijebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | निजाय nijāya |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ |
Ablative | निजात् nijāt |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ |
Genitive | निजस्य nijasya |
निजयोः nijayoḥ |
निजानाम् nijānām |
Locative | निजे nije |
निजयोः nijayoḥ |
निजेषु nijeṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of निजा (nijā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निजा nijā |
निजे nije |
निजाः nijāḥ |
Vocative | निजे nije |
निजे nije |
निजाः nijāḥ |
Accusative | निजाम् nijām |
निजे nije |
निजाः nijāḥ |
Instrumental | निजया / निजा¹ nijayā / nijā¹ |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजाभिः nijābhiḥ |
Dative | निजायै nijāyai |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजाभ्यः nijābhyaḥ |
Ablative | निजायाः / निजायै² nijāyāḥ / nijāyai² |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजाभ्यः nijābhyaḥ |
Genitive | निजायाः / निजायै² nijāyāḥ / nijāyai² |
निजयोः nijayoḥ |
निजानाम् nijānām |
Locative | निजायाम् nijāyām |
निजयोः nijayoḥ |
निजासु nijāsu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of निज (nija) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निजम् nijam |
निजे nije |
निजानि / निजा¹ nijāni / nijā¹ |
Vocative | निज nija |
निजे nije |
निजानि / निजा¹ nijāni / nijā¹ |
Accusative | निजम् nijam |
निजे nije |
निजानि / निजा¹ nijāni / nijā¹ |
Instrumental | निजेन nijena |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजैः / निजेभिः¹ nijaiḥ / nijebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | निजाय nijāya |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ |
Ablative | निजात् nijāt |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ |
Genitive | निजस्य nijasya |
निजयोः nijayoḥ |
निजानाम् nijānām |
Locative | निजे nije |
निजयोः nijayoḥ |
निजेषु nijeṣu |
Notes |
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Noun
[edit]निज • (nija) stem, m
- a relative
Declension
[edit]Masculine a-stem declension of निज (nija) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निजः nijaḥ |
निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹ |
निजाः / निजासः¹ nijāḥ / nijāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | निज nija |
निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹ |
निजाः / निजासः¹ nijāḥ / nijāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | निजम् nijam |
निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹ |
निजान् nijān |
Instrumental | निजेन nijena |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजैः / निजेभिः¹ nijaiḥ / nijebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | निजाय nijāya |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ |
Ablative | निजात् nijāt |
निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām |
निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ |
Genitive | निजस्य nijasya |
निजयोः nijayoḥ |
निजानाम् nijānām |
Locative | निजे nije |
निजयोः nijayoḥ |
निजेषु nijeṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
[edit]- Assamese: নিজ (niz)
- Bengali: নিজ (nij)
- → Hindi: निज (nij)
- → Tamil: நிஜம் (nijam), நிசம் (nicam)
- → Telugu: నిజము (nijamu)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “निज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 547/1.
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