ناظم

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناظم (nāzim), from the active participle of Arabic نَظَمَ (naẓama, “to organize; to compose”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.zɪm/
• Rhymes: -ɪm
• Hyphenation: نا‧ظِم

Adjective

ناظِم • (nāzim) (Hindi spelling नाज़िम)

1. secretary, manager, organizer

   (loosely) administrator

   Synonym: (see also) منتظم (muntazim)

2. (rare) poet, composer

References

• “ناظم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ناظم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.