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ناز — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

nāz
Pronunciation:Standard: /nāz/
Noun (Masculine)plural: نازونهOrigin: Persian → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

ناز (nāz) is a Pashto n-m meaning “splendour” in English او په اردو کې د «نور، دید» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form نازونه, and 5 verified thesaurus relations.

Meanings10

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
splendour
نور، دید
Example in context:

هغې په ناز سره خپل سر وښوراوه.

“She shook her head with coquetry.”

اس نے ناز سے اپنا سر ہلایا۔

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2
whim, desire, wish, coquetry, tease, teasing (romantic)[general_modern]
Example in context:

د ماشوم ناز د مور زړه نرموی.

“The child's tenderness softens the mother's heart.”

بچے کا ناز ماں کے دل کو نرم کرتا ہے۔

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3
coquetry (flirtatious attitude)[general_modern]
Example in context:

نه هک مځ پر یې ناز اچاوه

“He did not offend them. He granted their wish”

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4
fondness[general_modern]
Example in context:

د ناز خواړه یا تور وی یا بلمنګه

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5
airs and graces
نخرا
Example in context:

ناز نزاکت هم اندازه لری

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6
coquetry, flirtatiousness, affectation
ادا، شوخی
Example in context:

چې په ناز لویږی، په زیار زړیږی

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7
whim, desire, wish, request
موج، طلب، کام
Example in context:

زه پر تاسي يو ناز کوم

“I have a request to you”

اس نے ناز سے اپنا سر ہلایا۔

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8
comfort; caressing
سکھ، چین
Example in context:

هغې په ناز سره خپل سر وښوراوه.

“She shook her head with coquetry.”

اس نے ناز سے اپنا سر ہلایا۔

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9
grace; elegance
ادا، کرم، بہار
Example in context:

هغې په ناز سره خپل سر وښوراوه.

“She shook her head with coquetry.”

اس نے ناز سے اپنا سر ہلایا۔

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10
[Classical] Fondling, blandishment, coquetry, playfulness, gracefulness, elegance, soothing, amorous playfulness. 2. Pride, consequential airs[classical]
Page 963 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Persian
Example in context:

هغې په ناز سره خپل سر وښوراوه.

“She shook her head with coquetry.”

اس نے ناز سے اپنا سر ہلایا۔

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Idioms3

اصطلاحات
Idiom

ناز چا د اخیستل

a to fulfill someone's

Idiom

ید به ناز دا ، دئ ښه واخلم

Good, I will grant your request. b

Idiom

وړل ناز چا د

to please, indulge

Proverbs (Mataloona)10 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چِه پَه نَاز لُوئِيزِي پَه زِيَار زَړِيزِي»

“He who is raised in luxury ages in hardship.”

جو ناز و نعم سے پلے، آخر کار تکالیف میں گھِر جاتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Reflects the Pashtun belief that an overly pampered upbringing leaves a person unprepared for the inevitable hardships of life.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د ناز خوارهٔ یا تاروهٔ وی یا بلمنګی ۔»

“Food prepared with excessive pampering is either bland or too salty.”

ناز و نخرے سے تیار کیا گیا کھانا یا تو پھیکا ہوتا ہے یا بہت نمکین۔

Cultural context: A humorous observation on work done with too much fuss or delicate hesitation, often resulting in flaws.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چي په نازو لوبیری ، په زیار زیری.»

“Those who grow up in pampering will wither under hardship.”

جو ناز و نعم میں پلتے ہیں، وہ مصیبت میں کمزور پڑ جاتے ہیں۔

Cultural context: Cautions against excessive coddling, stressing that resilience is built through enduring hardship rather than comfort.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د ناز خواړه يا تاوده وی، يا بلمنګه.»

“The food of pampering is either hot or spoiled/tasteless.”

لاڈ پیار کے کھانے یا تو گرم ہوتے ہیں یا بدمزه۔

Cultural context: Implies that excessive indulgence and pampering lead to undesirable outcomes, much like poorly prepared food.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چی په نازلویی په زیار زړپری.»

“What is raised in pampering ages in hardship.”

جو ناز و نعم میں پلتے ہیں، وہ مصیبت میں جلدی بوڑھے ہو جاتے ہیں۔

Cultural context: Reflects the harsh realities of Pashtun life, noting that those unaccustomed to labor struggle to endure hardship.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«که ته ناز وشی، نو میرخان به څوک ځپروی...»

“If you act so delicate and pampered, then who will defeat Mir Khan?”

اگر تم اتنے ناز نخرے کرو گے، تو میر خان کا مقابلہ کون کرے گا؟

Cultural context: Used to chide someone for being overly delicate or lazy when duty and tough challenges demand resilience.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 2 variants grouped

«چي په ناز لويږي ، په زيار زړيږي .»

“He who is raised in luxury grows old in hardship.”

جو ناز و نعمت میں پلے، وہ بڑھاپے میں محنت اور سختی اٹھاتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Advises against over-pampering children, as those who do not learn to endure hardship early in life struggle when times get tough.
Show all 2 historical variants▼
  • • چې په ناز لويږي، په زيار زړيږي
  • • چې په ناز لویږی، په زیار زړیږی
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د ناز خواړه یا تور وی یا بلمنګه»

“The food of the pampered is either burnt or spoiled.”

لاڈ پیار کا کھانا یا تو جل جاتا ہے یا خراب ہو جاتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Points out that excessive pampering or over-attending to a task often ruins the final outcome.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«ناز نزاکت هم اندازه لري»

“Cooing and delicate coquetries also have a limit.”

ناز و نخرے کی بھی ایک حد ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Advises moderation in behavior, cautioning that excessive vanity, pamperedness, or coquetting becomes annoying to others.
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  • • ناز نزاکت هم اندازه لری
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«داسې درې بلکه څلور څیزونه دی چې په ناز ناز قدم اخلی:»

Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms(مترادفات او متضادات)

Semantic lexical relations verified from Achakzai Pashto Thesaurus & corpus data

Synonyms (هم‌مانا / مترادف لغتونه)5 synonyms

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-ūnah)
نازونهnāz-ūnah
Obl Plural (-ūno)
نازونوnāz-ūno
Animate Plural (-ān)
نازانnāz-ān
Animate Obl Plural (-āno)
نازانوnāz-āno
Vocative Singular (-a)
نازهnāz-a

Examples from corpora13

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

PashDict Unified Lexicon

هغې په ناز سره خپل سر وښوراوه.

“She shook her head with coquetry.”

اس نے ناز سے اپنا سر ہلایا۔

PashDict Unified Lexicon

د ماشوم ناز د مور زړه نرموی.

“The child's tenderness softens the mother's heart.”

بچے کا ناز ماں کے دل کو نرم کرتا ہے۔

Dunwoody Press (Zeeya A. Pashtoon)

تاسی پر زه وم ک ناز یو

“I have a request for you”

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Persian

Persian (Raverty 1860)

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword ناز (nāz) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه