নজর

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نظر (nazar), from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar). Cognate with Assamese নজৰ (nozor), Odia ନଜର (najara), Maithili नजरि (najᵊrɨ), Hindustani نظر / नज़र (nazar), Nepali नजर (najar), Punjabi ਨਜ਼ਰ (nazar), Sindhi نَظَرَ (nazara), Gujarati નજર (najar), Marathi नजर (najar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔd͡ʒoɾ/, [ˈnɔd͡ʒoɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔdʑoɹ/, [ˈnɔdʑoɹ]

Noun

নজর • (nojor)

1. eye
2. sight, vision, view, glance, look
3. watch; care; surveillance; observation
4. attention, consideration, regard
5. evil eye

Inflection

Inflection of নজর
nominative	নজর nojor
objective	নজর / নজরকে nojor (semantically general or indefinite) / nojorke (semantically definite)
genitive	নজরের nojorer
locative	নজরে nojore
	Indefinite forms
nominative	নজর nojor
objective	নজর / নজরকে nojor (semantically general or indefinite) / nojorke (semantically definite)
genitive	নজরের nojorer
locative	নজরে nojore
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	নজরটা , নজরটি nojorṭa (colloquial), nojorṭi (formal)		নজরগুলা, নজরগুলো nojorgula (colloquial), nojorgulo (formal)
objective	নজরটা, নজরটি nojorṭa (colloquial), nojorṭi (formal)		নজরগুলা, নজরগুলো nojorgula (colloquial), nojorgulo (formal)
genitive	নজরটার, নজরটির nojorṭar (colloquial), nojorṭir (formal)		নজরগুলার, নজরগুলোর nojorgular (colloquial), nojorgulor (formal)
locative	নজরটাতে / নজরটায়, নজরটিতে nojorṭate / nojorṭay (colloquial), nojorṭite (formal)		নজরগুলাতে / নজরগুলায়, নজরগুলোতে nojorgulate / nojorgulay (colloquial), nojorgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• কুনজর (kunojor)
• নজরদার (nojrodar)
• নজরদারি (nojordari)
• নজরবাজ (nojrobaj)
• নজরবাজি (nojorbaji)
• সুনজর (śunojor)