نوید

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian nwyk' (*niwē), from Proto-Iranian *wayd-. Compare Manichaean Parthian nwydg (niwēdag, good news). Related to Parthian nwyst (niwist, invited).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nuwēd
Dari reading? nawīd
Iranian reading? navid
Tajik reading? navid

Noun

Dari نوید
Iranian Persian
Tajik навид

نوید • (navid)

  1. (archaic) invitation
  2. annunciation
  3. good news

Synonyms

Proper noun

Dari نوید
Iranian Persian
Tajik Навид

نوید • (navid)

  1. a male given name, Navid, Nawid, Naveed, or Naweed

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “niwē”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوید (nawēd, nuwēd).

Pronunciation

Noun

نَوِید or نَوید • (navīd or navedm or f (Hindi spelling नवीद)

  1. good news
  2. wedding invitation

Proper noun

نَوِید or نَوید • (navīd or navedm (Hindi spelling नवीद)

  1. a male given name, Navid, Naveed, or Naved, from Persian