نیایش

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭣𐭠𐭣𐭱𐭭 (niyāyišn, “prayer, praise”), from a variant of Proto-Iranian *ni-gáHy- + noun marker 𐭱𐭭 (-išn).

The first element is from Proto-Iranian *ní (down), from Proto-Indo-European *ní, while the second is a variation of Proto-Iranian *gáHyati (song, sing), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gáHyati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéH (“to sing”). Compare Younger Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ni.jɑː.ˈjiʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.jɑː.jɪ́ʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.jɑː.jɪ́ʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ni.jɑː.jɪ́ʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ni.jɔː.jíʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.jɒː.jéʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.jɔ.jíʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	niyāyiš
Dari reading?	niyāyiš
Iranian reading?	niyâyeš
Tajik reading?	niyoyiš

Noun

Dari	نیایش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-

نیایش • (niyâyeš)

1. praise
2. adoration
3. veneration
4. blessing

Synonyms

• ستایش (setâyeš)
• دعا (do'â)

Related terms

• نیایش کردن (niyâyeš kardan, “to pray”)
• نیاییدن (niyâyidan, “to pray”), a back-formation of the noun نیایش itself, considered ungrammatical and/or colloquial.