داية
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Persian دایه (dâye, “nurse, midwife”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
دَايَة • (dāya) f (plural دَايَات (dāyāt))
Declension edit
Declension of noun دَايَة (dāya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دَايَة dāya |
الدَّايَة ad-dāya |
دَايَة dāyat |
Nominative | دَايَةٌ dāyatun |
الدَّايَةُ ad-dāyatu |
دَايَةُ dāyatu |
Accusative | دَايَةً dāyatan |
الدَّايَةَ ad-dāyata |
دَايَةَ dāyata |
Genitive | دَايَةٍ dāyatin |
الدَّايَةِ ad-dāyati |
دَايَةِ dāyati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | دَايَتَيْن dāyatayn |
الدَّايَتَيْن ad-dāyatayn |
دَايَتَيْ dāyatay |
Nominative | دَايَتَانِ dāyatāni |
الدَّايَتَانِ ad-dāyatāni |
دَايَتَا dāyatā |
Accusative | دَايَتَيْنِ dāyatayni |
الدَّايَتَيْنِ ad-dāyatayni |
دَايَتَيْ dāyatay |
Genitive | دَايَتَيْنِ dāyatayni |
الدَّايَتَيْنِ ad-dāyatayni |
دَايَتَيْ dāyatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دَايَات dāyāt |
الدَّايَات ad-dāyāt |
دَايَات dāyāt |
Nominative | دَايَاتٌ dāyātun |
الدَّايَاتُ ad-dāyātu |
دَايَاتُ dāyātu |
Accusative | دَايَاتٍ dāyātin |
الدَّايَاتِ ad-dāyāti |
دَايَاتِ dāyāti |
Genitive | دَايَاتٍ dāyātin |
الدَّايَاتِ ad-dāyāti |
دَايَاتِ dāyāti |
Gulf Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic دَايَة (dāya), from Persian دایه (dâye, “nurse, midwife”). Cognate with Armenian դայակ (dayak, “nanny, nurse, midwife”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
داية • (dāya) f (dual دايتين (dāytēn), plural دايات, dāyāt)
- (historical) midwife
- امها حامل بتوم، الله يعين الداية!
- Her mother is pregnant with a twin, God help the midwife!
- (historical) a person hired to suckle a child (before bottled/powedered milk); a wet nurse
- امه ماتت بعد ولادته فعطوه حق الداية ترضعه
- His mother died after his birth so they handed him to the wet nurse to suckle him.