نیا

See also: نيا

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

نیا (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân))

Dari Persian نیا
Iranian Persian نیا
Tajiki Persian ниё (niyo)
  1. ancestor

Suffix

نیا (-niyâ)

  1. a suffix forming surnames

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit नव (náva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Cognates include Persian نو (nou), Greek νέος (néos), Russian новый (nóvyj), Italian nuovo and English new.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [n̪əjaː]

Adjective

نیا (nayā) m (Hindi spelling नया)

  1. new

Declension

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