نوا

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nwʾk' /niwāg/). Compare Old Armenian նուագ (nuag), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

نوا • (navâ)

The name of a mode (‎ (dastgâh)) in Persian classical music.
دستگاه نوا (dastgâh-e navâ) — The mode of Nava, the dastgah of Nava
sound, tone, voice

Proper noun

نوا • (navâ)

a female given name, Nava

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian np (nab, “grandson”), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (napā).

Alternative forms

نوه‎ (nave)

Noun

نوا • (navâ)

(rare) grandson

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph. A Comprehensive Persian-English dictionary, including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in Persian literature. London: Routledge & K. Paul, 1892.

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