Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ناظِم (nāzim) (Hindi spelling नाज़िम)

  1. secretary, manager, organizer
    (loosely) administrator
    Synonym: (see also) منتظم (muntazim)
  2. (rare) poet, composer

References edit

  • 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.