نیا

See also: نيا‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg).

Pronunciation

Noun

نیا • (niyâ) (plural نیاکان‎ (niyâkân))

Dari نیا
Iranian Persian
Tajik ниё (niyo)
  1. ancestor

Suffix

نیا • (-niyâ)

  1. a suffix forming surnames

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 (navāṉ) / ਨਵਾਂ (navā̃) and Nepali नयाँ (nayā̃).

Pronunciation

Adjective

نیا • (nayā) m (Hindi spelling नया)

  1. new
    Antonym: پرانا‎ (purānā)

Declension
declension of نیا
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)

References
  • “نیا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “نیا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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