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

Pronunciation

Adjective

نیا • (nayā) (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 (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “نیا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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