निज
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]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | निजः (nijaḥ) | निजौ (nijau) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
निजाः (nijāḥ) निजासः¹ (nijāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | निज (nija) | निजौ (nijau) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
निजाः (nijāḥ) निजासः¹ (nijāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | निजम् (nijam) | निजौ (nijau) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
निजान् (nijān) |
| instrumental | निजेन (nijena) | निजाभ्याम् (nijābhyām) | निजैः (nijaiḥ) निजेभिः¹ (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) |
- ¹Vedic
| 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 (nijayā) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
निजाभ्याम् (nijābhyām) | निजाभिः (nijābhiḥ) |
| dative | निजायै (nijāyai) | निजाभ्याम् (nijābhyām) | निजाभ्यः (nijābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | निजायाः (nijāyāḥ) निजायै² (nijāyai²) |
निजाभ्याम् (nijābhyām) | निजाभ्यः (nijābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | निजायाः (nijāyāḥ) निजायै² (nijāyai²) |
निजयोः (nijayoḥ) | निजानाम् (nijānām) |
| locative | निजायाम् (nijāyām) | निजयोः (nijayoḥ) | निजासु (nijāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | निजम् (nijam) | निजे (nije) | निजानि (nijāni) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
| vocative | निज (nija) | निजे (nije) | निजानि (nijāni) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
| accusative | निजम् (nijam) | निजे (nije) | निजानि (nijāni) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
| instrumental | निजेन (nijena) | निजाभ्याम् (nijābhyām) | निजैः (nijaiḥ) निजेभिः¹ (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) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
[edit]निज • (nija) stem, m
- a relative
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | निजः (nijaḥ) | निजौ (nijau) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
निजाः (nijāḥ) निजासः¹ (nijāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | निज (nija) | निजौ (nijau) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
निजाः (nijāḥ) निजासः¹ (nijāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | निजम् (nijam) | निजौ (nijau) निजा¹ (nijā¹) |
निजान् (nijān) |
| instrumental | निजेन (nijena) | निजाभ्याम् (nijābhyām) | निजैः (nijaiḥ) निजेभिः¹ (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) |
- ¹Vedic
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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