निज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निज (nija).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪd͡ʒ/

Adjective

निज • (nij) (indeclinable)

1. own, belonging to oneself

   Synonym: अपना (apnā)

2. individual, personal, private
3. (by extension) genuine, real, true

   Synonyms: सच्चा (saccā), असली (aslī), सगा (sagā)

   यह लड़का शाह का निज पुत्र नहीं हो सकता है।

   yah laṛkā śāh kā nij putra nahī̃ ho saktā hai.

   This boy cannot be the shah's real son!

Synonyms

• निजी (nijī)

Derived terms

• निजता (nijtā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 558

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নিজ (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬚ (Balinese script)
• নিজ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• နိဇ (Burmese script)
• નિજ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌜 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦗ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂔 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿಜ (Kannada script)
• និជ (Khmer script)
• ນິຊ (Lao script)
• നിജ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘕 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐖 (Newa script)
• ନିଜ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆘 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖕 (Siddham script)
• නිජ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑩣 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚑 (Takri script)
• நிஜ (Tamil script)
• నిజ (Telugu script)
• นิช (Thai script)
• ནི་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From नि- (ni-) +‎ ज (ja, “born”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪i.d͡ʑɐ/

Adjective

निज • (nija) stem

1. inborn; innate; inherent
2. indigenous
3. continual; constant
4. native

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निज (nija)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निजः nijaḥ	निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹	निजाः / निजासः¹ nijāḥ / nijāsaḥ¹
Vocative	निज nija	निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹	निजाः / निजासः¹ nijāḥ / nijāsaḥ¹
Accusative	निजम् nijam	निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹	निजान् nijān
Instrumental	निजेन nijena	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजैः / निजेभिः¹ nijaiḥ / nijebhiḥ¹
Dative	निजाय nijāya	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ
Ablative	निजात् nijāt	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ
Genitive	निजस्य nijasya	निजयोः nijayoḥ	निजानाम् nijānām
Locative	निजे nije	निजयोः nijayoḥ	निजेषु nijeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of निजा (nijā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निजा nijā	निजे nije	निजाः nijāḥ
Vocative	निजे nije	निजे nije	निजाः nijāḥ
Accusative	निजाम् nijām	निजे nije	निजाः nijāḥ
Instrumental	निजया / निजा¹ nijayā / nijā¹	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजाभिः nijābhiḥ
Dative	निजायै nijāyai	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजाभ्यः nijābhyaḥ
Ablative	निजायाः / निजायै² nijāyāḥ / nijāyai²	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजाभ्यः nijābhyaḥ
Genitive	निजायाः / निजायै² nijāyāḥ / nijāyai²	निजयोः nijayoḥ	निजानाम् nijānām
Locative	निजायाम् nijāyām	निजयोः nijayoḥ	निजासु nijāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of निज (nija)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निजम् nijam	निजे nije	निजानि / निजा¹ nijāni / nijā¹
Vocative	निज nija	निजे nije	निजानि / निजा¹ nijāni / nijā¹
Accusative	निजम् nijam	निजे nije	निजानि / निजा¹ nijāni / nijā¹
Instrumental	निजेन nijena	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजैः / निजेभिः¹ nijaiḥ / nijebhiḥ¹
Dative	निजाय nijāya	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ
Ablative	निजात् nijāt	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ
Genitive	निजस्य nijasya	निजयोः nijayoḥ	निजानाम् nijānām
Locative	निजे nije	निजयोः nijayoḥ	निजेषु nijeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

निज • (nija) stem, m

1. a relative

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निज (nija)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निजः nijaḥ	निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹	निजाः / निजासः¹ nijāḥ / nijāsaḥ¹
Vocative	निज nija	निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹	निजाः / निजासः¹ nijāḥ / nijāsaḥ¹
Accusative	निजम् nijam	निजौ / निजा¹ nijau / nijā¹	निजान् nijān
Instrumental	निजेन nijena	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजैः / निजेभिः¹ nijaiḥ / nijebhiḥ¹
Dative	निजाय nijāya	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ
Ablative	निजात् nijāt	निजाभ्याम् nijābhyām	निजेभ्यः nijebhyaḥ
Genitive	निजस्य nijasya	निजयोः nijayoḥ	निजानाम् nijānām
Locative	निजे nije	निजयोः nijayoḥ	निजेषु nijeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Assamese: নিজ (niz)
• Bengali: নিজ (nij)
• → Hindi: निज (nij)
• → Tamil: நிஜம் (nijam), நிசம் (nicam)
• → Telugu: నిజము (nijamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “निज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 547/1.