بزرگ
See also: بزرك
Alviri-Vidari
Adjective
بزرگ (bozorg) (comparative بزرگتر (bozorg-ter))
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢 (wuzurg, wazurg, “big, great”), from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 (vazạrka).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /bu.ˈzuɾɡ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bʊ.zʊ́ɾɡ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bo.zóɹɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bu.zúɾɡ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | buzurg |
| Dari reading? | buzurg |
| Iranian reading? | bozorg |
| Tajik reading? | buzurg |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Adjective
| Dari | بزرگ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | бузург |
بُزُرْگ • (bozorg) (comparative بُزُرْگتَر, superlative بُزُرْگتَرین)
- large, big
- نزدیک شهر کوه بزرگی است. (literary) ― nazdik-e šahr kuh-e bozorgi ast ― There is a large mountain near the city.
- نزدیک شهر کوهی بزرگ است. (literary) ― nazdik-e šahr kuhi bozorg ast ― There is a large mountain near the city.
- نزدیک شهر یه کوه بزرگه. (colloquial) ― nazdik-e šahr ye kuh-e bozorg-e ― There is a large mountain near the city.
- خانهٔ شما خیلی بزرگ است. (literary) ― xâne-ye šomâ xeyli bozorg ast ― Your house is very large.
- خونه شما خیلی بزرگه. (colloquial) ― xune-ye šomâ xeyli bozorg-e ― Your house is very large.
- great
- او واقعاً آدم بزرگی ست. ― u vâqe'an âdam-e bozorgi-st ― He is a Great person.
- major
- یک شرکت بزرگ
- yek šerkat-e bozorg
- a major company.
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person (“I am, we are”) |
بزرگم (bozorgam) | بزرگیم (bozorgim) |
| 2nd person (“you are”) |
بزرگی (bozorgi) | بزرگید، بزرگین△ (bozorgid, bozorgin△) |
| 3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”) |
بزرگ است، بزرگه△ (bozorg ast, bozorge△) | بزرگند، بزرگن△ (bozorgand, bozorgan△) |
△ Colloquial.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- کوچک (kučak)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Bengali: বুজুর্গ (buzurg)
- → Gujarati: બુજરગ (bujrag)
- → Hindustani:
- → Marathi: बुजुर्ग (buj̈urga)
- → Ottoman Turkish: بزرك (büzürg), պիւզիւրկ (büzürg), պիւզիւրք (büzürk) — Armeno-Turkish(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in بزرك#Ottoman Turkish)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗ (bazurag)
- Shahmukhi script: بَزُرگ (bazurg)
- → Malay: besar
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بُزُرْگ (buzurg).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bʊ.zʊɾɡ/
- Hyphenation: بُ‧زُرگ
Adjective
بُزُرْگ • (buzurg) (Hindi spelling बुज़ुर्ग)
- old in age; elderly
- مَیں نے سُنَا ہَے کِہ جِس آدْمی کے سَاتھ میرِی شَادِی ہونے وَالِی ہَے وُہ کَافِی بُزُرْگ ہَیں
- ma͠i ne sunā hai ki jis ādmī ke sāth merī śādī hone vālī hai vo kāfī buzurg ha͠i
- I've heard that the man I'm getting married to is quite old.
Noun
بُزُرْگ • (buzurg) m (Hindi spelling बुज़ुर्ग)
- senior; elderly person
- ہَمیں بُزُرْگوں کی حِفَاظَت کا کوئی طَرِیقَہ ڈُھونْڈھنا ہوگا
- hamẽ buzurgõ kī hifāzat kā koī tarīqa ḍhūnḍhnā hogā
- We must find some method for the protection of the elderly.
- saint, holy person
- ancestor; forefather
- grandee, noble
- (obsolete) great; large, big
Derived terms
- بُزُرْگ زادَہ (buzurg zāda, “noble-born”)
- بُزُرْگ مَنِش (buzurg maniś, “noble-minded”)
- بُزُرْگوار (buzurgvār, “elder; saint; ancestor”)
- بُزُرْگْواری (buzurgvārī, “greatness”)
- بُزُرْگی (buzurgī, “nobility; seniority”)
References
- “بزرگ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “بزرگ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “بزرگ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “بزرگ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.