निजणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
निजणे (nij̈aṇe)
निजवणे (nij̈avṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘕𑘜𑘹𑘽 (nījaṇeṃ). Compare attested 𑘡𑘲𑘕𑘪𑘲𑘜𑘹 (nījavīṇe)[1]. Likely not related to नीद (nīd​​), निदणे (nidṇe) despite having great phonetic and semantic overlap.

Beyond Old Marathi, two theories exist:

  • Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀯𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (ṇivajjaï, “sits down”), from Sanskrit निपद्यते (nipadyate, “lies down, rests”).[2]
  • Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀬𑀇 (ṇijjāyaï), from Sanskrit निर्याति (goes out).[3]

Cognate with Gujarati નિજવું (nijvũ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nid͡z.ɳe/

Verb

निजणे • (nij̈ṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to sleep
    Synonyms: (more common) झोपणे (j̈hopṇe), (rare, vulgar) निदणे (nidṇe)
  • नीज (nīj̈, “sleep”)

See also

References

  1. ^ Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “निजविणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 376
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nípadyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 412
  3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “niryāti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 418

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “निजणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “निजणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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