نوا

Persian

Etymology 1

Middle Persian nwʾk' (niwāg).

Noun

نوا • (navâ)

The name of a mode (‎ (dastgâh)) in Persian classical music.
دستگاه نوا (dastgâh-e navâ) — The mode of Nava, the dastgah of Nava
sound, tone, voice

Proper noun

نوا • (navâ)

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)

(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.

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