दरिया

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दर्या (daryā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دریا (daryā), from Middle Persian dlydʾp̄ (drayāb), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 (draya), from Proto-Iranian *jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ráyas. Cognate with Sanskrit ज्रयस् (jrayas, “expanse”). Compare Bengali দরিয়া (doriẏa), Gujarati દરિયો (dariyo), Marathi दर्या (daryā), Punjabi ਦਰਿਆ (dariā), Santali ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ (dôrya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɾɪ.jɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɾi.jäː]

Noun

दरिया • (dariyā) m (Urdu spelling دریا)

1. sea
2. ocean
3. river

   Synonym: नदी (nadī)

Declension

Declension of दरिया (masc ā-stem // masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दरिया dariyā	दरिए, दरिये, दरिया darie, dariye, dariyā
oblique	दरिए, दरिये, दरिया darie, dariye, dariyā	दरियों, दरियाओं dariyõ, dariyāõ
vocative	दरिए, दरिये, दरिया darie, dariye, dariyā	दरियो, दरियाओ dariyo, dariyāo

Related terms

• दर्याई (daryāī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दरिया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दरिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “दरिया”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दरिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press