نیا
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ni.ˈjaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ni.jɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ni.jɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ni.jɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | niyā |
| Dari reading? | niyā |
| Iranian reading? | niyâ |
| Tajik reading? | niyo |
Noun
نیا • (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân))
| Dari | نیا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ниё |
Urdu
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nə.jɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Adjective
نیا • (nayā) (Hindi spelling नया)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | نیا (nayā) | نئے (nae) | نئی (naī) | نئی (naī) | |
| indirect | نئے (nae) | نئے (nae) | نئی (naī) | نئی (naī) | |
| vocative | نئے (nae) | نئے (nae) | نئی (naī) | نئی (naī) | |