बाज़ (baaz)
verb/noun
A Persian-origin word meaning 'hawk/falcon'; it also appears bound in the common idiomatic phrase बाज़ आना (baaz aanaa), 'to give up/desist from', which is treated as its own sense here.
Sense
1
:
to give up, desist, refrain (from a habit or action)
verb, intransitive Occurs only as the fixed compound बाज़ आना (baaz aanaa), with the thing given up marked by से (se): बुरी आदतों से बाज़ आना (burii aadton se baaz aanaa, 'to give up bad habits'). बाज़ (baaz) does not function as an independent verb outside this frame.
Synonyms: छोड़ना (chhodnaa, covers a broader range of meanings), रुकना (ruknaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: बाज़ आना (baaz aanaa) has a scolding, exasperated flavor -- a mother telling a child नादानी से बाज़ आ जाओ (naadaanii se baaz aa jaao, 'quit this foolishness already') captures the tone perfectly. It's stronger and more emphatic than a plain छोड़ना (chhodnaa), often carrying a sense of 'enough is enough.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to use बाज़ (baaz) alone as a verb root -- it only exists bound to आना (aanaa) in this sense. 2) The thing being given up takes से (se), not को (ko) -- शरारत से बाज़ आओ (sharaarat se baaz aao, 'stop the mischief'), not शरारत को.
Sample Sentences:
नादानी से बाज़ आ जाओ!
Quit this foolishness already!
(naadaanii se baaz aa jaao!)
वह अपनी बदतमीज़ी से बाज़ नहीं आता।
He just won't give up his rude behavior.
(vah apnii badatmiizii se baaz nahiin aataa।)
आखिर वह जुए से बाज़ आ गया।
He finally gave up gambling.
(aakhir vah jue se baaz aa gayaa।)
अगर तुम शराब से बाज़ नहीं आए, तो घर छोड़ना पड़ेगा।
If you don't give up drinking, you'll have to leave the house.
(agar tum sharaab se baaz nahiin aae, to ghar chhodnaa padegaa।)
काश वह अपनी ज़िद से बाज़ आ जाता।
If only he would give up his stubbornness.
(kaash vah apnii zid se baaz aa jaataa।)
क्या तुम अब भी इस लड़ाई से बाज़ नहीं आओगे?
Will you still not give up this fight?
(kyaa tum ab bhii is ladaaii se baaz nahiin aaoge?)
माँ ने कहा, इस नादानी से बाज़ आ जाओ, वरना पिटोगे।
Mom said, quit this foolishness, or you'll get a beating.
(maan ne kahaa, is naadaanii se baaz aa jaao, varnaa pitoge।)
उसे चाहिए कि वह इस आदत से बाज़ आए।
He ought to give up this habit.
(use chaahie ki vah is aadat se baaz aae।)
जब तक वह अपनी शरारतों से बाज़ नहीं आता, उसे यहाँ रहने नहीं दिया जाएगा।
Until he gives up his mischief, he won't be allowed to stay here.
(jab tak vah apnii sharaarton se baaz nahiin aataa, use yahaan rahne nahiin diyaa jaaegaa।)
बार-बार समझाने पर भी वह झूठ बोलने से बाज़ नहीं आ रहा।
Even after being warned again and again, he's not giving up lying.
(baar-baar samjhaane par bhii vah jhooth bolne se baaz nahiin aa rahaa।)
Sense
2
:
hawk, falcon
noun, masculine
Synonyms: शिकरा (shikraa, a smaller hawk species), श्येन (shyen, literary)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Falconry has a long history in North Indian and Mughal courtly culture, so बाज़ (baaz) carries a slightly regal or poetic flavor when used literally -- you're more likely to meet it in a nature documentary, a poem, or a phrase like बाज़ की नज़र (baaz kii nazar, 'hawk's eye', meaning sharp-eyed) than in casual chat about birds.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse बाज़ (baaz) with बाज़ी (baazii, 'a round/turn/bet') because of the similar spelling -- the two are unrelated in meaning. 2) The nuqta under ज़ is often dropped in casual typing, but the pronunciation with the 'z' sound is standard for this word.
Sample Sentences:
बाज़ ऊँचे आसमान में मंडरा रहा था।
The hawk was circling high in the sky.
(baaz oonche aasmaan men mandraa rahaa thaa।)
बाज़ की नज़र बहुत तेज़ होती है।
A hawk's eyesight is very sharp.
(baaz kii nazar bahut tez hotii hai।)
मुग़ल बादशाह शिकार के लिए बाज़ पाला करते थे।
Mughal emperors used to keep hawks for hunting.
(mughal baadshaah shikaar ke lie baaz paalaa karte the।)
अगर मैं पंछी होता, तो बाज़ की तरह ऊँचा उड़ता।
If I were a bird, I would fly high like a hawk.
(agar main panchhii hotaa, to baaz kii tarah oonchaa udtaa।)
बाज़ ने अचानक झपट्टा मारकर खरगोश को पकड़ लिया।
The hawk suddenly swooped down and caught the rabbit.
(baaz ne achaanak jhapattaa maarkar khargosh ko pakad liyaa।)
क्या तुमने कभी बाज़ को इतने पास से देखा है?
Have you ever seen a hawk this close?
(kyaa tumne kabhii baaz ko itne paas se dekhaa hai?)
प्रशिक्षित बाज़ को शिकारी के इशारे पर वापस बुलाया जाता है।
A trained hawk is called back at the hunter's signal.
(prashikshit baaz ko shikaarii ke ishaare par vaapas bulaayaa jaataa hai।)
कविता में शायर ने अपने प्रेम को आज़ाद बाज़ से जोड़ा है।
In the poem, the poet has compared his love to a free hawk.
(kavitaa men shaayar ne apne prem ko aazaad baaz se jodaa hai।)
बाज़ अपने शिकार को बहुत दूर से भाँप लेता है।
A hawk senses its prey from very far away.
(baaz apne shikaar ko bahut door se bhaamp letaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
बाज़
(baaz)
infinitive oblique:
बाजने
(baajne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
बाजता
(baajtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
बाजते
(baajte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
बाजती
(baajtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
बाजतीं
(baajtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
बाज रहा
(baaj rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
बाज रहे
(baaj rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
बाज रही
(baaj rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
बाज रहीं
(baaj rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
बाजा
(baajaa)
perfective (pl.m):
बाजे
(baaje)
perfective (sg.f):
बाजी
(baajii)
perfective (pl.f):
बाजीं
(baajiin)
imperative (informal):
बाज
(baaj)
imperative (neutral):
बाजो
(baajo)
imperative (formal):
बाजिए
(baajie)
future (1sg.m):
बाजूँगा
(baajoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
बाजूँगी
(baajoongii)
future (1pl.m):
बाजेंगे
(baajenge)
future (1pl.f):
बाजेंगी
(baajengii)
future (2sg.m):
बाजेगा
(baajegaa)
future (2sg.f):
बाजेगी
(baajegii)
future (2pl.m):
बाजोगे
(baajoge)
future (2pl.f):
बाजोगी
(baajogii)
future (3sg.m):
बाजेगा
(baajegaa)
future (3sg.f):
बाजेगी
(baajegii)
future (3pl.m):
बाजेंगे
(baajenge)
future (3pl.f):
बाजेंगी
(baajengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
बाजूँ
(baajoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
बाजें
(baajen)
subjunctive (2sg):
बाजे
(baaje)
subjunctive (2pl):
बाजो
(baajo)
subjunctive (3sg):
बाजे
(baaje)
subjunctive (3pl):
बाजें
(baajen)
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
बाज़
(baaz)
(sg.m.oblique):
बाज़
(baaz)
(pl.m.direct):
बाज़
(baaz)
(pl.m.oblique):
बाज़ों
(baazon)