Nia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nia"

English

Etymology

Short for Antonia.

Proper noun

Nia

1. A female given name

Anagrams

• Ian, nai, INA, AIN, Ani, Ain, ani, ain', ANI, Ina, -ian, ain

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νία (Nía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈni.a/, [ˈniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.a/, [ˈniːä]

Proper noun

Nia f sg (genitive Niae); first declension

1. A river in Africa, flowing south of the Stachir

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nia
Genitive	Niae
Dative	Niae
Accusative	Niam
Ablative	Niā
Vocative	Nia

References

• “Nia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Plautdietsch

Noun

Nia f (plural Nieren)

1. kidney

Swahili

Etymology

From nia (“intention, purpose”), from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Nia

1. a female given name from Arabic