نظر

See also: نطر and ن ظ ر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ظ ر (n ẓ r)
19 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na.ðˤa.ra/

Verb

نَظَرَ • (naẓara) I (non-past يَنْظُرُ (yanẓuru), verbal noun نَظَر (naẓar) or مَنْظَر (manẓar) or مَنْظَرَة (manẓara))

to look, to gaze, to glance
نَظَرْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا
naẓartu falam ʔara šayʔan
I looked and I saw nothing
to see, to view, to eye, to regard
to watch, to observe, to notice
to pay attention, to expect
to envisage, to consider, to contemplate
to have in mind, to have in view
(transitive) to await

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَظَرَ** (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal nouns **نَظَر**, *مَنْظَر*, *مَنْظَرَة*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					نَظَر, مَنْظَر, مَنْظَرَة naẓar, manẓar, manẓara
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					نَاظِر nāẓir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَنْظُور manẓūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَظَرْتُ naẓartu	نَظَرْتَ naẓarta	نَظَرَ naẓara	نَظَرْتُمَا naẓartumā	نَظَرَا naẓarā	نَظَرْنَا naẓarnā	نَظَرْتُمْ naẓartum	نَظَرُوا naẓarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَظَرْتُ naẓartu	نَظَرْتِ naẓarti	نَظَرَتْ naẓarat	نَظَرْتُمَا naẓartumā	نَظَرَتَا naẓaratā	نَظَرْنَا naẓarnā	نَظَرْتُنَّ naẓartunna	نَظَرْنَ naẓarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْظُرُ ʔanẓuru	تَنْظُرُ tanẓuru	يَنْظُرُ yanẓuru	تَنْظُرَانِ tanẓurāni	يَنْظُرَانِ yanẓurāni	نَنْظُرُ nanẓuru	تَنْظُرُونَ tanẓurūna	يَنْظُرُونَ yanẓurūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَنْظُرُ ʔanẓuru	تَنْظُرِينَ tanẓurīna	تَنْظُرُ tanẓuru	تَنْظُرَانِ tanẓurāni	تَنْظُرَانِ tanẓurāni	نَنْظُرُ nanẓuru	تَنْظُرْنَ tanẓurna	يَنْظُرْنَ yanẓurna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْظُرَ ʔanẓura	تَنْظُرَ tanẓura	يَنْظُرَ yanẓura	تَنْظُرَا tanẓurā	يَنْظُرَا yanẓurā	نَنْظُرَ nanẓura	تَنْظُرُوا tanẓurū	يَنْظُرُوا yanẓurū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَنْظُرَ ʔanẓura	تَنْظُرِي tanẓurī	تَنْظُرَ tanẓura	تَنْظُرَا tanẓurā	تَنْظُرَا tanẓurā	نَنْظُرَ nanẓura	تَنْظُرْنَ tanẓurna	يَنْظُرْنَ yanẓurna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْظُرْ ʔanẓur	تَنْظُرْ tanẓur	يَنْظُرْ yanẓur	تَنْظُرَا tanẓurā	يَنْظُرَا yanẓurā	نَنْظُرْ nanẓur	تَنْظُرُوا tanẓurū	يَنْظُرُوا yanẓurū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَنْظُرْ ʔanẓur	تَنْظُرِي tanẓurī	تَنْظُرْ tanẓur	تَنْظُرَا tanẓurā	تَنْظُرَا tanẓurā	نَنْظُرْ nanẓur	تَنْظُرْنَ tanẓurna	يَنْظُرْنَ yanẓurna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْظُرْ unẓur		اُنْظُرَا unẓurā			اُنْظُرُوا unẓurū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُنْظُرِي unẓurī		اُنْظُرَا unẓurā			اُنْظُرْنَ unẓurna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُظِرْتُ nuẓirtu	نُظِرْتَ nuẓirta	نُظِرَ nuẓira	نُظِرْتُمَا nuẓirtumā	نُظِرَا nuẓirā	نُظِرْنَا nuẓirnā	نُظِرْتُمْ nuẓirtum	نُظِرُوا nuẓirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نُظِرْتُ nuẓirtu	نُظِرْتِ nuẓirti	نُظِرَتْ nuẓirat	نُظِرْتُمَا nuẓirtumā	نُظِرَتَا nuẓiratā	نُظِرْنَا nuẓirnā	نُظِرْتُنَّ nuẓirtunna	نُظِرْنَ nuẓirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْظَرُ ʔunẓaru	تُنْظَرُ tunẓaru	يُنْظَرُ yunẓaru	تُنْظَرَانِ tunẓarāni	يُنْظَرَانِ yunẓarāni	نُنْظَرُ nunẓaru	تُنْظَرُونَ tunẓarūna	يُنْظَرُونَ yunẓarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنْظَرُ ʔunẓaru	تُنْظَرِينَ tunẓarīna	تُنْظَرُ tunẓaru	تُنْظَرَانِ tunẓarāni	تُنْظَرَانِ tunẓarāni	نُنْظَرُ nunẓaru	تُنْظَرْنَ tunẓarna	يُنْظَرْنَ yunẓarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْظَرَ ʔunẓara	تُنْظَرَ tunẓara	يُنْظَرَ yunẓara	تُنْظَرَا tunẓarā	يُنْظَرَا yunẓarā	نُنْظَرَ nunẓara	تُنْظَرُوا tunẓarū	يُنْظَرُوا yunẓarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنْظَرَ ʔunẓara	تُنْظَرِي tunẓarī	تُنْظَرَ tunẓara	تُنْظَرَا tunẓarā	تُنْظَرَا tunẓarā	نُنْظَرَ nunẓara	تُنْظَرْنَ tunẓarna	يُنْظَرْنَ yunẓarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْظَرْ ʔunẓar	تُنْظَرْ tunẓar	يُنْظَرْ yunẓar	تُنْظَرَا tunẓarā	يُنْظَرَا yunẓarā	نُنْظَرْ nunẓar	تُنْظَرُوا tunẓarū	يُنْظَرُوا yunẓarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنْظَرْ ʔunẓar	تُنْظَرِي tunẓarī	تُنْظَرْ tunẓar	تُنْظَرَا tunẓarā	تُنْظَرَا tunẓarā	نُنْظَرْ nunẓar	تُنْظَرْنَ tunẓarna	يُنْظَرْنَ yunẓarna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naðˤ.ðˤa.ra/

Verb

نَظَّرَ • (naẓẓara) II (non-past يُنَظِّرُ (yunaẓẓiru), verbal noun تَنْظِير (tanẓīr))

to make comparisons, to draw parallels

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَظَّرَ** (II, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun *تَنْظِير*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَنْظِير tanẓīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُنَظِّر munaẓẓir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُنَظَّر munaẓẓar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَظَّرْتُ naẓẓartu	نَظَّرْتَ naẓẓarta	نَظَّرَ naẓẓara	نَظَّرْتُمَا naẓẓartumā	نَظَّرَا naẓẓarā	نَظَّرْنَا naẓẓarnā	نَظَّرْتُمْ naẓẓartum	نَظَّرُوا naẓẓarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَظَّرْتُ naẓẓartu	نَظَّرْتِ naẓẓarti	نَظَّرَتْ naẓẓarat	نَظَّرْتُمَا naẓẓartumā	نَظَّرَتَا naẓẓaratā	نَظَّرْنَا naẓẓarnā	نَظَّرْتُنَّ naẓẓartunna	نَظَّرْنَ naẓẓarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَظِّرُ ʔunaẓẓiru	تُنَظِّرُ tunaẓẓiru	يُنَظِّرُ yunaẓẓiru	تُنَظِّرَانِ tunaẓẓirāni	يُنَظِّرَانِ yunaẓẓirāni	نُنَظِّرُ nunaẓẓiru	تُنَظِّرُونَ tunaẓẓirūna	يُنَظِّرُونَ yunaẓẓirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَظِّرُ ʔunaẓẓiru	تُنَظِّرِينَ tunaẓẓirīna	تُنَظِّرُ tunaẓẓiru	تُنَظِّرَانِ tunaẓẓirāni	تُنَظِّرَانِ tunaẓẓirāni	نُنَظِّرُ nunaẓẓiru	تُنَظِّرْنَ tunaẓẓirna	يُنَظِّرْنَ yunaẓẓirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَظِّرَ ʔunaẓẓira	تُنَظِّرَ tunaẓẓira	يُنَظِّرَ yunaẓẓira	تُنَظِّرَا tunaẓẓirā	يُنَظِّرَا yunaẓẓirā	نُنَظِّرَ nunaẓẓira	تُنَظِّرُوا tunaẓẓirū	يُنَظِّرُوا yunaẓẓirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَظِّرَ ʔunaẓẓira	تُنَظِّرِي tunaẓẓirī	تُنَظِّرَ tunaẓẓira	تُنَظِّرَا tunaẓẓirā	تُنَظِّرَا tunaẓẓirā	نُنَظِّرَ nunaẓẓira	تُنَظِّرْنَ tunaẓẓirna	يُنَظِّرْنَ yunaẓẓirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَظِّرْ ʔunaẓẓir	تُنَظِّرْ tunaẓẓir	يُنَظِّرْ yunaẓẓir	تُنَظِّرَا tunaẓẓirā	يُنَظِّرَا yunaẓẓirā	نُنَظِّرْ nunaẓẓir	تُنَظِّرُوا tunaẓẓirū	يُنَظِّرُوا yunaẓẓirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَظِّرْ ʔunaẓẓir	تُنَظِّرِي tunaẓẓirī	تُنَظِّرْ tunaẓẓir	تُنَظِّرَا tunaẓẓirā	تُنَظِّرَا tunaẓẓirā	نُنَظِّرْ nunaẓẓir	تُنَظِّرْنَ tunaẓẓirna	يُنَظِّرْنَ yunaẓẓirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَظِّرْ naẓẓir		نَظِّرَا naẓẓirā			نَظِّرُوا naẓẓirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		نَظِّرِي naẓẓirī		نَظِّرَا naẓẓirā			نَظِّرْنَ naẓẓirna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	نُظِّرَ nuẓẓira	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُنَظَّرُ yunaẓẓaru	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُنَظَّرَ yunaẓẓara	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُنَظَّرْ yunaẓẓar	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na.ðˤar/

Noun

نَظَر • (naẓar) m (plural أَنْظَار (ʔanẓār))

verbal noun of نَظَرَ (naẓara) (form I)
seeing, eyesight, vision
look, glance, gaze
sight
outlook, prospect
view
aspect
appearance, evidence
insight, discernment
examination
inspection, study, perusal
consideration, reflection
theory
trial, hearing
supervision, control, surveillance
competence, jurisdiction
attention, heed, regard, notice, observation, respect, consideration, care

Declension

Declension of noun **نَظَر** (naẓar)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَظَر naẓar	النَّظَر an-naẓar	نَظَر naẓar
nominative	نَظَرٌ naẓarun	النَّظَرُ an-naẓaru	نَظَرُ naẓaru
accusative	نَظَرًا naẓaran	النَّظَرَ an-naẓara	نَظَرَ naẓara
genitive	نَظَرٍ naẓarin	النَّظَرِ an-naẓari	نَظَرِ naẓari
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَظَرَيْن naẓarayn	النَّظَرَيْن an-naẓarayn	نَظَرَيْ naẓaray
nominative	نَظَرَانِ naẓarāni	النَّظَرَانِ an-naẓarāni	نَظَرَا naẓarā
accusative	نَظَرَيْنِ naẓarayni	النَّظَرَيْنِ an-naẓarayni	نَظَرَيْ naẓaray
genitive	نَظَرَيْنِ naẓarayni	النَّظَرَيْنِ an-naẓarayni	نَظَرَيْ naẓaray
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَنْظَار ʔanẓār	الْأَنْظَار al-ʔanẓār	أَنْظَار ʔanẓār
nominative	أَنْظَارٌ ʔanẓārun	الْأَنْظَارُ al-ʔanẓāru	أَنْظَارُ ʔanẓāru
accusative	أَنْظَارًا ʔanẓāran	الْأَنْظَارَ al-ʔanẓāra	أَنْظَارَ ʔanẓāra
genitive	أَنْظَارٍ ʔanẓārin	الْأَنْظَارِ al-ʔanẓāri	أَنْظَارِ ʔanẓāri

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: nəzər
→ Middle Armenian: նազար (nazar), Նազար (Nazar)
- Armenian: նազար (nazar), Նազար (Nazar)
→ Ottoman Turkish: نظر (nazar)
- Turkish: nazar
- → English: nazar
- → Ladino: nazar
- → Romanian: nazar
- → Serbo-Croatian:
  Latin script: nazar
  Cyrillic script: назар
→ Classical Persian: نظر (nazar)
- Modern Persian:
  Dari: نظر (nazar)
  Iranian Persian: نظر (nazar)
  Tajik: назар (nazar)
- → Assamese: নজৰ (nozor)
- → Bengali: নজর (nojor)
- → Gujarati: નજર (najar)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: नज़र (nazar)
  Urdu: نَظَر (nazar)
- → Maithili:
  Devanagari script: नजरि (najᵊrɨ)
  Tirhuta script: 𑒢𑒖𑒩𑒱 (najari)
- → Marathi: नजर (najar)
- → Nepali: नजर (najar)
- → Odia: ନଜର (najara)
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਨਜ਼ਰ (nazar)
  Shahmukhi script: نَظَر (naz̤ar)
- → Sindhi:
  Arabic script: نَظَرَ (nazara)
  Devanagari script: नज़र (nazara)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niðˤr/

Adjective

نِظْر • (niẓr)

similar, like, matching
equal

Declension

Declension of adjective **نِظْر** (niẓr)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نِظْر niẓr	النِّظْر an-niẓr	نِظْرَة niẓra	النِّظْرَة an-niẓra
nominative	نِظْرٌ niẓrun	النِّظْرُ an-niẓru	نِظْرَةٌ niẓratun	النِّظْرَةُ an-niẓratu
accusative	نِظْرًا niẓran	النِّظْرَ an-niẓra	نِظْرَةً niẓratan	النِّظْرَةَ an-niẓrata
genitive	نِظْرٍ niẓrin	النِّظْرِ an-niẓri	نِظْرَةٍ niẓratin	النِّظْرَةِ an-niẓrati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نِظْرَيْن niẓrayn	النِّظْرَيْن an-niẓrayn	نِظْرَتَيْن niẓratayn	النِّظْرَتَيْن an-niẓratayn
nominative	نِظْرَانِ niẓrāni	النِّظْرَانِ an-niẓrāni	نِظْرَتَانِ niẓratāni	النِّظْرَتَانِ an-niẓratāni
accusative	نِظْرَيْنِ niẓrayni	النِّظْرَيْنِ an-niẓrayni	نِظْرَتَيْنِ niẓratayni	النِّظْرَتَيْنِ an-niẓratayni
genitive	نِظْرَيْنِ niẓrayni	النِّظْرَيْنِ an-niẓrayni	نِظْرَتَيْنِ niẓratayni	النِّظْرَتَيْنِ an-niẓratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	نِظْرَات niẓrāt	النِّظْرَات an-niẓrāt
nominative	?	?	نِظْرَاتٌ niẓrātun	النِّظْرَاتُ an-niẓrātu
accusative	?	?	نِظْرَاتٍ niẓrātin	النِّظْرَاتِ an-niẓrāti
genitive	?	?	نِظْرَاتٍ niẓrātin	النِّظْرَاتِ an-niẓrāti

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “نظر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ظ ر
5 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic نَظَرْ (naẓar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na.zˤar/, /na.ðˤar/, /na.dˤar/

Noun

نَظَر • (naẓar or naḍar) m

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar)

Noun

نظر • (nazar) (plural انظار (enzar))

Descendants

Turkish: nazar
→ English: nazar
→ Ladino: nazar
→ Romanian: nazar
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Latin script: nazar

Cyrillic script: назар

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /na.ˈzaɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.zäɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nä.zäɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nä.zäɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næ.zæɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.zäɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nazar
Dari reading^?	nazar
Iranian reading^?	nazar
Tajik reading^?	nazar

Noun


Iranian Persian	نظر
Dari	نظر
Tajik	назар

نظر • (nazar) (plural نظرها)

seeing, vision
sight, view, look
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 2516:
  هست بر اسباب اسبابی دگر / در سبب منگر در آن افکن نظر
  hast bar asbâb asbâb-i digar / dar sabab ma-ngar dar ân afkan nazar
  Over the [secondary] causes there are other [primary] causes: do not look at the [secondary] cause; let thy gaze fall on that [primary cause].
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 646:
  این نظر از دور چون تیرست و سم
  عشقت افزون می‌شود صبر تو کم
  īn nazar az dūr čūn tīr-ast u samm
  išqat afzūn mē-šawad sabr-i tū kam
  This looking from a distance is like arrows and poison: your fond passion is increased [thereby] and your self-restraint diminished.
view, opinion
viewpoint, perspective
az nazar-e mazhab, in dudmân enqelâbi bud.
From the perspective of religion, this dynasty was revolutionary.
insight
consideration, regard
clear-sightedness, clairvoyance
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 3587—3588:
  من بدم آن و آن چه گفتم خواب در / با تو اندر خواب در شرح نظر / گوش کن چون حلقه اندر گوش کن / آن سخن را پیشوای هوش کن
  man bodam ân v-ân če goftam xâb dar / bâ tu andar xâb dar šarh-e nazar / guš kon čon halqe andar guš kon / ân soxan-râ pišvâ-ye huš kon
  That was I; and what I said to you in the dream, whilst you slumbered, in explanation of clairvoyance—give ear [to it], put it in your ear like an ear-ring: make those words [of mine] your mind's guide.
evil eye

Derived terms

به نظر آمدن (be nazar âmadan)
به نظر رسیدن (be nazar residan)
در نظر گرفتن (dar nazar gereftan)
نظرباز (nazarbâz)
نظربازی (nazarbâzi)
نظرسنجی (nazarsanji)

Descendants

Modern Persian:
Dari: نظر (nazar)

Iranian Persian: نظر (nazar)

Tajik: назар (nazar)
→ Assamese: নজৰ (nozor)
→ Bengali: নজর (nojor)
→ Gujarati: નજર (najar)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: नज़र (nazar)

Urdu: نَظَر (nazar)
→ Maithili:
Devanagari script: नजरि (najᵊrɨ)

Tirhuta script: 𑒢𑒖𑒩𑒱 (najari)
→ Marathi: नजर (najar)
→ Nepali: नजर (najar)
→ Odia: ନଜର (najara)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਨਜ਼ਰ (nazar)

Shahmukhi script: نَظَر (naz̤ar)
→ Sindhi:
Arabic script: نَظَرَ (nazara)

Devanagari script: नज़र (nazara)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (nazar), from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nə.zəɾ/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -əɾ
Hyphenation: نَ‧ظَر

Noun

نَظَر • (nazar) f (Hindi spelling नज़र)

look, gaze, glance
نَظْریں نِیچے رَکھو!
nazrẽ nīce rakho!
Stop peeking.
(literally, “Keep your eyes down.”)
eyesight, vision
آپ کی نَظَر خَراب ہوتی جا رَہی ہَیں۔
āp kī nazar xarāb hotī jā rahī ha͠i.
Your eyesight is worsening.
supervision
اُن پہ نَظَر رَکْھنا۔ ― Keep an eye on them.
opinion, perspective
اُن کی نَظَر مَیں یہ غَلَط ہَے
un kī nazar ma͠i ye ġalat hai
In their view, this is wrong
(evil) eye
بُری نَظَر ― burī nazar ― evil eye (literally, “bad eye”)

Declension

Declension of **نظر**
	singular	plural
direct	نَظَر (nazar)	نَظَریں (nazarẽ)
oblique	نَظَر (nazar)	نَظَروں (nazarõ)
vocative	نَظَر (nazar)	نَظَرو (nazaro)

References

“نظر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “نظر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
“نظر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu نظر (nazar).

Noun

نظر (nazar)

look, gaze, glance
opinion, perspective