نیاز

Central Kurdish

Noun

نیاز (nyaz)

  1. need
  2. desire
  3. intention

Synonyms

  • (intention): مەبەست (mebest)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نیاز (niyâz, supplication, invocation).

Noun

نیاز • (niyâz) (definite accusative نیازی (niyâzı), plural نیازلر (niyâzlar))

  1. invocation, supplication, entreaty, the act of calling for the assistance or presence of a superior being
    Synonym: دعا (duʼâ)

Derived terms

  • نیاز ایتمك (niyâz etmek, to use entreaty)
  • نیازكار (niyâzkar, supplicant)
  • نیازمند (niyâzmend, supplicant)
  • نیازی (niyâzi, pertaining to entreaty)

Descendants

  • Turkish: niyaz

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Cognate with Sogdian [script needed] (‘ny’z(h), need).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? niyāz
Dari reading? niyāz
Iranian reading? niyâz
Tajik reading? niyoz

Noun

Dari نیاز
Iranian Persian
Tajik ниёз

نیاز • (niyâz) (plural نیازها (niyâz-hâ))

  1. need, necessity, want, requirement, neediness
  2. scarcity
  3. beggary
  4. supplication
  5. prayer
  6. desire
  7. wish
  8. gift

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • نیاز آوردن (niyâz âvordan)
  • نیاز داشتن (niyâz dâštan)
  • نیاز کردن (niyâz kardan)
  • نیاز گذاشتن (niyâz gozâštan)
  • نیازمند (niyâzmand)
  • نیازیدن (niyâzidan)

Descendants

  • Kazakh: нияз (niäz), Нияз (Niäz)
  • Ottoman Turkish: نیاز (niyâz)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਨਿਆਜ਼ (niāza)
    Shahmukhi script: نیاز (niyāz)