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See also: ـنیا and نيا

Persian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? niyā
Dari reading? niyā
Iranian reading? niyâ
Tajik reading? niyo

Noun

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نیا (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân))

Dari نیا
Iranian Persian
Tajik ниё
  1. ancestor

Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅 (ṇavia), 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).

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Adjective

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نیا (nayā) (Hindi spelling नया)

  1. new
    Antonym: پرانا (purānā)

Declension

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References

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  • 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.