Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दिवा (divā, by day), instrumental singular of दिव (diva, day; (diurnal) sky), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *diwám, from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (sky; bright).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪iba/, [ˈd̪ibaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪iba/, [ˈd̪ibaˑ]

Noun edit

দিবা (diba) (obsolete)

  1. day, daytime

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

দিবা (diba) (comparative আরও দিবা, superlative সবচেয়ে দিবা) (obsolete)

  1. diurnal, of or in daytime

Usage notes edit

The word is no longer used independently and is only used as a part of compounds.

Derived terms edit