दिया
Hindi edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa). Cognate to Punjabi ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā), Nepali दियो (diyo), Gujarati દીવો (dīvo), Marathi दिवा (divā). Doublet of दीप (dīp) and दीपक (dīpak).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
दिया • (diyā) m (Urdu spelling دیا)
Declension edit
Declension of दिया (masc ā-stem)
Descendants edit
- → English: diya
Proper noun edit
दिया • (diyā) f (Urdu spelling دیا)
- a female given name, Diya
Declension edit
Declension of दिया (fem ā-stem)
Alternative forms edit
- दीया (dīyā)
Related terms edit
References edit
- 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
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
दिया • (diyā)
- inflection of देना (denā):