ज़ाया

See also: जाया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَائع.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /zɑː.jɑː/, [zäː.jäː], /d͡ʒɑː.jɑː/, [d͡ʒäː.jäː]

Adjective

ज़ाया • (zāyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ضَائع)

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
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जाया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha