"نیا" meaning in Persian

See نیا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ni.ˈjɑː] [Classical-Persian], [ni.jɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [ni.jɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [ni.jɑ́ː] [Kabuli], [ni.jɔ́ː] (note: Hazaragi), [ni.jɒ́ː] [Iran, formal], [ni.jɔ́] [Tajik, formal] Forms: niyâ [romanization], نیاکان [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg). Etymology templates: {{uder|fa|pal|nydʾk'|gloss=grandfather; ancestor|tr=niyāg}} Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”), {{cog|xmn|nyʾg|tr=niyāg}} Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|نیاکان|||||f1tr=niyâkân|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=niyâ|tr2=|tr3=}} نیا • (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân)), {{fa-noun|pl=نیاکان|pltr=niyâkân|tr=niyâ}} نیا • (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân))
  1. ancestor

Inflected forms

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        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "nydʾk'",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
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        "1": "xmn",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "niyâ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نیاکان",
      "roman": "niyâkân",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
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        "4": "نیاکان",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "niyâ",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "نیا • (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "نیا • (niyâ) (plural نیاکان (niyâkân))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Persian undefined derivations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "fa:Family",
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ni.ˈjɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɒ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɔ́]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "نیا"
}
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        "2": "pal",
        "3": "nydʾk'",
        "gloss": "grandfather; ancestor",
        "tr": "niyāg"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xmn",
        "2": "nyʾg",
        "tr": "niyāg"
      },
      "expansion": "Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian nydʾk' (niyāg, “grandfather; ancestor”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nyʾg (niyāg).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "niyâ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نیاکان",
      "roman": "niyâkân",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "نیاکان",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
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        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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        "pl": "نیاکان",
        "pltr": "niyâkân",
        "tr": "niyâ"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Persian lemmas",
        "Persian nouns",
        "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
        "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Persian undefined derivations",
        "fa:Family"
      ],
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      ],
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          "ancestor"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɒ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.jɔ́]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "نیا"
}

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