نیا

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See also: نيا

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, grandfather; ancestor). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg).

Pronunciation

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Noun

نیا (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân))

Dari نیا
Iranian Persian
Tajik ниё
  1. ancestor

Suffix

نیا (-niyâ)

  1. a suffix forming surnames

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., 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

Adjective

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  1. new
    Antonym: پرانا (purānā)

Declension

References

  • نیا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • نیا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.