نیا
See also: نيا
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg).
Pronunciation edit
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [niˈjɒː]
Noun edit
نیا • (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân))
Dari | نیا |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ниё |
Suffix edit
نیا • (-niyâ)
- a suffix forming surnames
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅 (ṇavia), from Sanskrit नविय (náviya), नव्य (návya) (whence Bhojpuri नया (nayā)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náwyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náwyas (whence Kamkata-viri nuĩ), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (whence English new). Doublet of نو (no).
Cognates include Punjabi نَوَاں / ਨਵਾਂ (navā̃) and Nepali नयाँ (nayā̃).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nə.jɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Adjective edit
نیا • (nayā) (Hindi spelling नया)
Declension edit
declension of نیا