How to Say "Eyesight" in Punjabi

ਨਜ਼ਰ

nazar

The English word 'eyesight' is translated into Punjabi as ਨਜ਼ਰ (nazar).

The word ਨਜ਼ਰ is used to refer to both the physical faculty of sight and the act of looking/vision.

Meaning: faculty of sight (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

nazar

In Punjabi culture, ਨਜ਼ਰ refers to the 'evil eye'. To protect someone from this malicious gaze, people often perform a ritual of waving salt or chilies around the person and throwing them away.
In some contexts, ਨਜ਼ਰ can mean 'an offering' or 'a gift' presented to a superior or a spiritual teacher as a sign of respect.
The phrase ਨਜ਼ਰ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ ਕਰਨਾ uses ਨਜ਼ਰ to mean 'to ignore'. It literally translates to 'making something a matter of sight' but describes the act of intentionally overlooking someone.

ਮੇਰੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੈ।
My eyesight is weak.
ਉਸਦੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਬਹੁਤ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹੈ।
usadī najar bahat tēz hai.
His eyesight is very sharp.
ਮੇਰੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਹੁਣ ਠੀਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।
mēri najar hun ṭhīk nahīṁ hai.
My eyesight is not good now.
ਕੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਹੈ?
kī tuhāḍī najar kamajōr hō gaī hai?
Has your eyesight become weak?

Two friends are talking about needing glasses.

ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreet

ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਕੀ ਤੂੰ ਐਨਕਾਂ ਲਗਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈਂ?
Manprīt, kī tū̃ ainakā̃ lagāundī haĩ?
Manpreet, do you wear glasses?
ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreet

ਹਾਂ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਮੇਰੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਠੀਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।
hā̃, kiuṅki merī nazar ṭhīk nahī̃ hai.
Yes, because my eyesight is not good.
ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreet

ਮੇਰੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵੀ ਹੁਣ ਘਟ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।
merī nazar vī hun ghaṭ rahī hai.
My eyesight is also decreasing now.
ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreet

ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
tuhānū̃ ḍāktar nū̃ dikhāuṇā chāhīdā hai.
You should see a doctor.

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