ज़ाया

ज़ाया

See also: जाया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَاعَ‎ (ḍāʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑː.jɑː/

Adjective

ज़ाया • (zāyā) (Urdu spelling ضائع‎)

1. wasted, squandered
2. destroyed, perished, lost

   Synonyms: बर्बाद (barbād), नष्ट (naṣṭ)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जाया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “जाया”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.