نیا

نیا

See also: نيا‎

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [niˈjɒː]

Noun

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

Dari	نیا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ниё (niyo)

1. ancestor

Suffix

نیا • (-niyâ)

1. a suffix forming surnames

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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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nə.jɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.