Etymology

From ناو ‎(nâv) +‎ دان ‎(dân, “water”). From Proto-Iranian (compare Ossetian дон ‎(don, “water, river”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Avestan [script needed] ‎(dānu-, “river”)[script needed], Sanskrit धुनी ‎(dhuni, “river”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dā- ‎(“fluid; river; to flow”). Compare Persian دنیدن ‎(danidan, “to run”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [nɒːvˈd̪ɒːn]
• (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [nɒːvˈd̪uːn]