अर्ज़ी (arzii)

noun A single-sense noun meaning a written application or petition -- the paper you fill out and submit to an office, court, or authority.
Sense 1 : a written application, petition, or formal request
noun, feminine
Synonyms: आवेदन (aavedan, formal), प्रार्थना पत्र (praarthnaa patr, formal), निवेदन (nivedan, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word for the actual piece of paper you hand across the counter -- to a school principal, a thaana (thaanaa, police station), or a government babu (baaboo, clerk) -- asking for something: leave, a transfer, a correction, a favor. It carries a slight air of humility or supplication, since it comes from Persian/Urdu arz (arz, 'a respectful request or submission'), the same root you hear in अर्ज़ करना (arz karnaa, 'to humbly request'). Also spelled अरजी (arjii) without the nuqta in casual writing.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for आवेदन (aavedan) in every context, but अर्ज़ी (arzii) is the word people actually say in speech and in everyday dealings with clerks, police stations, and schools -- आवेदन (aavedan) sounds more like the word printed on an official form. 2) The common verb pairing is अर्ज़ी देना (arzii denaa, 'to submit an application') or अर्ज़ी लगाना (arzii lagaanaa, 'to file/put in an application') -- not अर्ज़ी करना (arzii karnaa), which native speakers do not say.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे प्रिंसिपल को छुट्टी के लिए अर्ज़ी देनी है। I have to give an application to the principal for leave.
(mujhe prinsipal ko chhuttii ke lie arzii denii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने थाने में गुमशुदगी की अर्ज़ी लिखवाई। He got a missing-persons application written at the police station.
(usne thaane men gumshudgii kii arzii likhvaaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह अर्ज़ी बाबू साहब के दफ़्तर में जमा कर दी गई है। This application has been submitted in the clerk's office.
(yah arzii baaboo saahab ke daftar men jamaa kar dii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
कृपया अपनी अर्ज़ी सोमवार तक जमा करें। Please submit your application by Monday.
(kripyaa apnii arzii somvaar tak jamaa karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर मेरी अर्ज़ी मंज़ूर हो जाए तो मैं अगले हफ़्ते गाँव जाऊँगा। If my application gets approved, I'll go to the village next week.
(agar merii arzii manzoor ho jaae to main agle hafte gaanv jaaoongaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश मेरी तबादले की अर्ज़ी पहले ही मंज़ूर हो गई होती। If only my transfer application had been approved earlier.
(kaash merii tabaadle kii arzii pahle hii manzoor ho gaii hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Passive
वह हर महीने कोई न कोई अर्ज़ी लेकर दफ़्तर के चक्कर लगाता रहता है। Every month he keeps making rounds of the office with some application or the other.
(vah har mahiine koii n koii arzii lekar daftar ke chakkar lagaataa rahtaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
साहब, मेरी अर्ज़ी पर एक नज़र डाल दीजिए। Sir, please take a look at my application.
(saahab, merii arzii par ek nazar daal diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मैंने बैंक में लोन के लिए अर्ज़ी डाल दी है। I've put in an application for a loan at the bank.
(mainne baink men lon ke lie arzii daal dii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जब तक अर्ज़ी सही जगह नहीं पहुँचेगी, काम नहीं बनेगा। Until the application reaches the right place, nothing will happen.
(jab tak arzii sahii jagah nahiin pahunchegii, kaam nahiin banegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): अर्ज़ी (arzii)
(sg.f.oblique): अर्ज़ी (arzii)
(pl.f.direct): अर्ज़ियाँ (arziyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): अर्ज़ियों (arziyon)