# February 3, 2026

## Nova-3 Model Update

#### 🌐 Nova-3 Adds Support for Hebrew, Farsi, and Urdu

We're excited to announce the release of new **Nova-3 monolingual models** for **Hebrew**, **Farsi**, and **Urdu**! These additions bring industry-leading speech-to-text capabilities for users of these languages.

**Nova-3 now supports the following new languages and language codes:**

- **Hebrew** (`he`)
- **Persian (Farsi)** (`fa`)
- **Urdu** (`ur`)

This release empowers developers and businesses to build more inclusive voice experiences for communities speaking Hebrew, Farsi, and Urdu across the globe.

Learn more about Nova-3 on the [Models and Language Overview](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) page.

## Related pages

- [Amazon SageMaker](./amazon-sagemaker-index.md)
- [Aura](./aura-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Custom Vocabulary](./custom-vocabulary-index.md)
- [Deepgram's Docs](../index.md)
- [Deployment](./deployment-index.md)
- [Docker/Podman](./docker-podman-index.md)
- [Features](./features-index.md)
- [Flux TTS](./flux-tts-index.md)
- [Formatting](./formatting-index.md)

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