کیا

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ), 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what, which”), probably influenced by the alternative nominative form का (kā). Doublet of کہ‎ (ke, ki). Compare Punjabi ਕੀ (kī)/کی‎ (kī), Gujarati કિયું (kiyũ), Marathi की (kī), Bengali কি (ki), Assamese কি (ki), Kashmiri کیاہ‎ (kyah).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kjɑː/

Particle

کیا • (kyā) (Hindi spelling क्या)

1. initial interrogative particle

   ‏کیا آپ یہاں رہتے ہیں؟‎‎ ― kyā āp yahā̃ rehte ha͠i? ― Do you live here? (literally, “[question marker] you here living are?”)

Usage notes

• In this usage, it simply turns the sentence into a yes-or-no question. It can be equated with Arabic هَلْ‎ (hal).
• In casual use, the "yes or no" question marker (in the sense of "is it that") is usually dropped as intonation is usually sufficient. Compare with the dropping of Persian's yes-no question marker آیا.

Pronoun

کیا • (kyā) (Hindi spelling क्या)

1. subjective interrogative pronoun used to refer to inanimate objects or abstract entities, also often used to refer to animals: what

   ‏آم کا دام کیا ہے؟‎‎ ― ām kā dām kyā hai? ― What is the price of mangoes?

Declension

Singular:

declension of کیا

direct	کیا‎‎ (kyā), کون‎ (kaun)
indirect	کس‎ (kis)
ergative	کس نے‎ (kis-ne)
genitive	کس کا‎ (kis-kā)
dative/ accusative	کسے‎ (kise), کس کو‎ (kis-ko)

Plural (formal):

declension of کیا

direct	کیا‎‎ (kyā), کون‎ (kaun)
indirect	کن‎ (kin)
ergative	کنھوں نے‎ (kinhõ-ne)
genitive	کن کا‎ (kin-kā)
dative/ accusative	کنھیں‎ (kinhẽ), کن کو‎ (kin-ko)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kɪ.jɑː/

Verb

کِیا • (kiyā) (Hindi spelling किया)

1. Template:perfective participle of.

References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press. 1993
• Platts, John Thompson. A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884. [1]