نیایش

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭣𐭠𐭣𐭱𐭭‎ (niyāyišn, “prayer, praise”), from a variant of Proto-Iranian *ni-gáHy- + noun marker 𐭱𐭭‎ (-išn).

The first element is from Proto-Iranian *ní (down), from Proto-Indo-European *ní, while the second is a variation of Proto-Iranian *gáHyati (song, sing), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gáHyati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéH (“to sing”). Compare Younger Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁‎ (gāθā).

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /nijɑːˈjiʃ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /nijɒːˈjɪʃ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /nijɒːˈjeʃ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /nijɔːˈjiʃ/

نیایش • (niyâyeš)

1. praise
2. adoration
3. veneration
4. blessing

• ستایش‎ (setâyeš)
• دعا‎ (do'â)

• نیایش کردن‎ (niyâyeš kardan, “to pray”)
• نیاییدن‎ (niyâyidan, “to pray”), a back-formation of the noun نیایش itself, considered ungrammatical and/or colloquial.