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Etymology 1 edit

 
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Inherited from Sanskrit गया (gayā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

گیا (gayām (Hindi spelling गया)

  1. Gaya (a city in Bihar, India)

References edit

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “گیا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀅 (gaa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गत (gatá, gone).

Verb edit

گیا (gayā) (Hindi spelling गया)

  1. masculine singular perfect adjectival of جانا (jānā): went, left
    وہ گھر گیا۔vo ghar gayāHe went home.

Further reading edit

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “گيا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.