نیچا

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇicca) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit नीच (nīcá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *niHćás (“facing down”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHčás, from Proto-Indo-European *ni-h₃kʷ-ós, from *ní (“down”) +‎ *-h₃kʷ- (“facing, looking”).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /niː.t͡ʃɑː/

نِیچا • (nīcā) (Hindi spelling नीचा)

1. low, under

   Antonym: اونچا

2. lesser, inferior

• “نیچا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “نیچا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.