नौजवान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوجوان (nawjawān), from نو (naw, “new”) + جوان (jawān, “young”). By surface analysis, नौ- (nau-, “new”) +‎ जवान (javān, “young”); see नया (nayā, “new”) and युवा (yuvā, “young”) for the inherited doublets of each component.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɔː.d͡ʒə.ʋɑːn/, [nɔː.d͡ʒɐ.ʋä̃ːn]

Noun

नौजवान • (naujavān) m

1. youth, young man

   Synonym: युवक (yuvak)

Declension

Declension of नौजवान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नौजवान naujavān	नौजवान naujavān
oblique	नौजवान naujavān	नौजवानों naujavānõ
vocative	नौजवान naujavān	नौजवानो naujavāno

Adjective

नौजवान • (naujvān)

1. young
2. youthful
3. in one's prime

Related terms

• नौजवान (naujvān)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नौजवान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.