निज
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निज (nija). Cognate with Bengali নিজ (nij)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /nɪd͡ʒ/
Adjective
निज • (nij) (indeclinable)
- own, belonging to oneself
- Synonym: अपना (apnā)
- individual, personal, private
- (by extension) genuine, real, true
Synonyms
- निजी (nijī)
Derived terms
- निजता (nijtā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 558
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
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
From नि- (ni-) + ज (ja, “born”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ni.d͡ʑɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪i.d͡ʑɐ/
Adjective
नि॒ज • (nijá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नि॒जः (nijáḥ) | नि॒जौ (nijáu) नि॒जा¹ (nijā́¹) |
नि॒जाः (nijā́ḥ) नि॒जासः॑¹ (nijā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | नि॒जम् (nijám) | नि॒जौ (nijáu) नि॒जा¹ (nijā́¹) |
नि॒जान् (nijā́n) |
| instrumental | नि॒जेन॑ (nijéna) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जैः (nijáiḥ) नि॒जेभिः॑¹ (nijébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नि॒जाय॑ (nijā́ya) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जेभ्यः॑ (nijébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नि॒जात् (nijā́t) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जेभ्यः॑ (nijébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नि॒जस्य॑ (nijásya) | नि॒जयोः॑ (nijáyoḥ) | नि॒जाना॑म् (nijā́nām) |
| locative | नि॒जे (nijé) | नि॒जयोः॑ (nijáyoḥ) | नि॒जेषु॑ (nijéṣu) |
| vocative | निज॑ (níja) | निजौ॑ (níjau) निजा॑¹ (níjā¹) |
निजाः॑ (níjāḥ) निजा॑सः¹ (níjāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नि॒जा (nijā́) | नि॒जे (nijé) | नि॒जाः (nijā́ḥ) |
| accusative | नि॒जाम् (nijā́m) | नि॒जे (nijé) | नि॒जाः (nijā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | नि॒जया॑ (nijáyā) नि॒जा¹ (nijā́¹) |
नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जाभिः॑ (nijā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | नि॒जायै॑ (nijā́yai) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जाभ्यः॑ (nijā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नि॒जायाः॑ (nijā́yāḥ) नि॒जायै॑² (nijā́yai²) |
नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जाभ्यः॑ (nijā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नि॒जायाः॑ (nijā́yāḥ) नि॒जायै॑² (nijā́yai²) |
नि॒जयोः॑ (nijáyoḥ) | नि॒जाना॑म् (nijā́nām) |
| locative | नि॒जाया॑म् (nijā́yām) | नि॒जयोः॑ (nijáyoḥ) | नि॒जासु॑ (nijā́su) |
| vocative | निजे॑ (níje) | निजे॑ (níje) | निजाः॑ (níjāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नि॒जम् (nijám) | नि॒जे (nijé) | नि॒जानि॑ (nijā́ni) नि॒जा¹ (nijā́¹) |
| accusative | नि॒जम् (nijám) | नि॒जे (nijé) | नि॒जानि॑ (nijā́ni) नि॒जा¹ (nijā́¹) |
| instrumental | नि॒जेन॑ (nijéna) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जैः (nijáiḥ) नि॒जेभिः॑¹ (nijébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नि॒जाय॑ (nijā́ya) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जेभ्यः॑ (nijébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नि॒जात् (nijā́t) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जेभ्यः॑ (nijébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नि॒जस्य॑ (nijásya) | नि॒जयोः॑ (nijáyoḥ) | नि॒जाना॑म् (nijā́nām) |
| locative | नि॒जे (nijé) | नि॒जयोः॑ (nijáyoḥ) | नि॒जेषु॑ (nijéṣu) |
| vocative | निज॑ (níja) | निजे॑ (níje) | निजा॑नि (níjāni) निजा॑¹ (níjā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
नि॒ज • (nijá) stem, m
- a relative
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नि॒जः (nijáḥ) | नि॒जौ (nijáu) नि॒जा¹ (nijā́¹) |
नि॒जाः (nijā́ḥ) नि॒जासः॑¹ (nijā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | नि॒जम् (nijám) | नि॒जौ (nijáu) नि॒जा¹ (nijā́¹) |
नि॒जान् (nijā́n) |
| instrumental | नि॒जेन॑ (nijéna) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जैः (nijáiḥ) नि॒जेभिः॑¹ (nijébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नि॒जाय॑ (nijā́ya) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जेभ्यः॑ (nijébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नि॒जात् (nijā́t) | नि॒जाभ्या॑म् (nijā́bhyām) | नि॒जेभ्यः॑ (nijébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नि॒जस्य॑ (nijásya) | नि॒जयोः॑ (nijáyoḥ) | नि॒जाना॑म् (nijā́nām) |
| locative | नि॒जे (nijé) | नि॒जयोः॑ (nijáyoḥ) | नि॒जेषु॑ (nijéṣu) |
| vocative | निज॑ (níja) | निजौ॑ (níjau) निजा॑¹ (níjā¹) |
निजाः॑ (níjāḥ) निजा॑सः¹ (níjāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Assamese: নিজ (niz)
- Bengali: নিজ (nij)
- → Hindi: निज (nij)
- → Kannada: ನಿಜ (nija)
- → Tamil: நிஜம் (nijam), நிசம் (nicam) — standard, நெஜம் (nejam), நெசம் (necam) — Spoken Tamil
- → Telugu: నిజము (nijamu), నిజం (nijaṁ)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “निज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 547/1.