दिया
See also: द्य, दया, and द्यु
Hindi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa). Doublet of दीप (dīp). Cognate to Punjabi ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā), Nepali दियो (diyo), Gujarati દીવો (dīvo), Marathi दिवा (divā).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: दि‧या
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪ.jɑː/, [d̪i.jäː]
Noun
दिया • (diyā) m (Urdu spelling دیا)
- light, lamp
- Synonyms: दीप (dīp), दीपक (dīpak), चिराग़ (cirāġ)
Declension
Declension of दिया (masc ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | दिया diyā | दिए, दिये die, diye |
oblique | दिए, दिये die, diye | दियों diyõ |
vocative | दिए, दिये die, diye | दियो diyo |
Descendants
- → English: diya
Proper noun
दिया • (diyā) f (Urdu spelling دیا)
- a female given name, Diya
Declension
Declension of दिया (fem ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | दिया diyā | दियाएँ diyāẽ |
oblique | दिया diyā | दियाओं diyāõ |
vocative | दिया diyā | दियाओ diyāo |
Alternative forms
- दीया (dīyā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दीया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Verb
दिया • (diyā)
- inflection of देना (denā):
- masculine singular perfective participle
- masculine singular perfect indicative: gave