Persian

Noun

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

1. ancestor

Suffix

نیا • ‎(-niyâ)

1. a suffix forming surnames

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit नव ‎(náva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Cognates include Persian نو ‎(nou), Greek νέος ‎(néos), Russian новый ‎(nóvyj), Italian nuovo and English new.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n̪əjaː]

Adjective

نیا • ‎(nayā) m — Hindi spelling: नया ‎(nayā)

1. new

Declension