लज़ीज़ (laziiz)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'delicious, tasty' -- used almost exclusively for food.
Sense 1 : delicious, tasty
adjective
Synonyms: स्वादिष्ट (svaadisht), मज़ेदार (mazedaar), ज़ायकेदार (zaaykedaar)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word came into Hindi through Urdu/Persian and carries a slightly richer, more savoring tone than the everyday स्वादिष्ट (svaadisht) -- you will hear it a lot on food shows and in restaurant descriptions, like लज़ीज़ बिरयानी (laziiz biryaanii, 'delicious biryani'), where it evokes real indulgence rather than just 'tasty.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use लज़ीज़ (laziiz) for things other than food, like a book or a movie -- native speakers keep it almost strictly to taste and dishes, reaching for मज़ेदार (mazedaar) or दिलचस्प (dilchasp) elsewhere. 2) The nuqta under ज़ is often dropped in casual typing (लजीज), but in careful speech and writing the ज़ sound is retained.
Sample Sentences:
यह बिरयानी बहुत लज़ीज़ है। This biryani is very delicious.
(yah biryaanii bahut laziiz hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसकी अम्मी हमेशा लज़ीज़ खाना बनाती हैं। His mother always makes delicious food.
(uskii ammii hameshaa laziiz khaanaa banaatii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल रात हमने एक बहुत लज़ीज़ कबाब खाया था। Last night we ate a very delicious kebab.
(kal raat hamne ek bahut laziiz kabaab khaayaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
आजकल इस ढाबे पर सबसे लज़ीज़ खाना मिल रहा है। These days the most delicious food is being served at this dhaba.
(aajkal is dhaabe par sabse laziiz khaanaa mil rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश आज रात कोई लज़ीज़ बिरयानी बना देता। I wish someone would make a delicious biryani tonight.
(kaash aaj raat koii laziiz biryaanii banaa detaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
अगर मसाले सही होते, तो यह सब्ज़ी और लज़ीज़ होती। If the spices had been right, this vegetable dish would have been more delicious.
(agar masaale sahii hote, to yah sabzii aur laziiz hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
रेस्तराँ में इतना लज़ीज़ खाना परोसा जाता है कि लोग बार-बार आते हैं। Such delicious food is served at the restaurant that people keep coming back.
(restraan men itnaa laziiz khaanaa parosaa jaataa hai ki log baar-baar aate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शेफ़ ने दावा किया कि उनकी नई डिश शहर की सबसे लज़ीज़ डिश होगी। The chef claimed that his new dish would be the most delicious dish in the city.
(shef ne daavaa kiyaa ki unkii naii dish shahar kii sabse laziiz dish hogii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
इस त्योहार पर घर में लज़ीज़ पकवान ज़रूर बनाइए। Do make some delicious dishes at home for this festival.
(is tyohaar par ghar men laziiz pakvaan zaroor banaaie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
फ़ूड शो में मेज़बान ने उस लज़ीज़ डिश की खूब तारीफ़ की। On the food show, the host praised that delicious dish a lot.
(food sho men mezbaan ne us laziiz dish kii khoob taariif kii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उस लज़ीज़ बिरयानी की खुशबू पूरे मोहल्ले में फैल गई थी। The aroma of that delicious biryani had spread through the whole neighborhood.
(us laziiz biryaanii kii khushboo poore mohalle men phail gaii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: लज़ीज़ (laziiz)