نوا

Persian

Etymology 1

Middle Persian nwʾk' (niwāg).

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

Noun

نوا • (navâ)

  1. (rare) grandson

References

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