نوید

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian nwyk' (*niwē), from Proto-Iranian *wayd-. Compare Manichaean Parthian nwydg (niwēdag, “good news”). Related to Parthian nwyst (niwist, “invited”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nu.weːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.wiːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.wiːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nä.wiːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nä.wid̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næ.viːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.vid̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	nuwēḏ
Dari reading?	nawīd
Iranian reading?	navid
Tajik reading?	navid

Noun

Dari	نوید
Iranian Persian
Tajik	навид

نوید • (navid)

1. (archaic) invitation
2. annunciation
3. good news

Synonyms

• مژده (možde)

Proper noun

Dari	نوید
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Навид

نوید • (navid)

1. a male given name, Navid, Nawid, Naveed, or Naweed

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “niwē”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوید (nawēd, nuwēd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nə.ʋiːd̪/, /nə.ʋeːd̪/

Noun

نَوِید or نَوید • (navīd or naved) m or f (Hindi spelling नवीद)

1. good news
2. wedding invitation

Proper noun

نَوِید or نَوید • (navīd or naved) m (Hindi spelling नवीद)

1. a male given name from Persian, Navid, Naveed, Naved