નમાજ
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- નમાઝ (namājh)
- નિમાજ (nimāj), નીમાજ (nīmāj), નિવાજ (nivāj) — obsolete
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَمَازْ (namāz). First attested as Old Gujarati निमाज (nimāja).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /nə.mɑd͡ʒ/
- (rare, formal or Muslim) IPA(key): /ˈnə.mɑz/
- Rhymes: -ɑd͡ʒ
- Hyphenation: ન‧માજ
Noun
નમાજ • (namāj) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | નમાજ (namāj) | નમાજો (namājo) |
| oblique | નમાજ (namāj) | નમાજો (namājo) |
| vocative | નમાજ (namāj) | નમાજો (namājo) |
| instrumental | નમાજે (namāje) | નમાજોએ (namājoe) |
| locative | નમાજે (namāje) | નમાજોએ (namājoe) |
Derived terms
- નમાજ પઢવી (namāj paḍhvī)
- નમાજગાહ (namājgāh)
- નામજી (nāmjī)
Related terms
Gujarati terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem- (0 c, 3 e)
Further reading
- ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944), “નમાજ”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 4839.
- “નમાજ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.