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

 

Readings
Classical reading? nawīd, nuwēd
Dari reading? nawīd
Iranian reading? navid
Tajik reading? navid

Noun

نوید • (nawīd, nuwēd / navid) (Tajik spelling навид)

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

Synonyms

Proper noun

نوید • (nawīd / navid or nuwēd / -) (Tajik spelling Навид)

  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

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, Navid, Naveed, or Naved, from Persian
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