نوویس

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Khowar

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *népōts
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *nápāts
    Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (n-p-a)
    Persian نوه
    Classical Persian نَوَاسَه (nawāsa)bor.
    Khowar نوویس

    Borrowed from Classical Persian نَوَاسَه (nawāsa, “grandchild”).[1]

    Noun

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    نوویس (noʋés)

    1. grandchild
    2. nephew, neice

    References

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    1. ^ Morgenstierne, G[eorg] (1936) “Iranian elements in Khowar”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London‎[1], volume 8, number 2/3, page 658 of 657–671

    Further reading

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    • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “نوویس”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio‎[2], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.
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