Persian

Noun

نوا • ‎(navâ)

1. The name of a mode (دستگاه ‎(dastgâh)) in Persian classical music.

   دستگاه نوا (dastgâh-e navâ) — The mode of Nava, the dastgah of Nava

2. sound, tone, voice

Proper noun

نوا • ‎(Navâ)

1. A female given name, Nava

Etymology 2

Middle Persian np ‎(nab, “grandson”), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 ‎(napā), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂népōts.

Alternative forms

• نوه ‎(nave)

Noun

نوا • ‎(navâ)

1. (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.