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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭣𐭠𐭣𐭱𐭭 (niyāyišn, “prayer, praise”), from a variant of Proto-Iranian *ni-gáHy- + noun marker 𐭱𐭭 (-išn).
The first element is from Proto-Iranian *ní (down), from Proto-Indo-European *ní, while the second is a variation of Proto-Iranian *gáHyati (song, sing), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gáHyati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéH (“to sing”). Compare Younger Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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niyāyiš
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| Dari reading?
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niyāyiš
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| Iranian reading?
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niyâyeš
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| Tajik reading?
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niyoyiš
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Noun
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نیایش
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نیایش • (niyâyeš)
- praise
- adoration
- veneration
- blessing
Synonyms
Related terms
- نیایش کردن (niyâyeš kardan, “to pray”)
- نیاییدن (niyâyidan, “to pray”), a back-formation of the noun نیایش itself, considered ungrammatical and/or colloquial.