दीया

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa). Doublet of दीप (dīp) and दीपक (dīpak).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.jɑː/, [d̪iː.jäː]

Noun

दीया • (dīyā) m (Urdu spelling دیا)

1. Alternative form of दिया (diyā, “lamp”)

Declension

Declension of दीया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दीया dīyā	दीए, दीये dīe, dīye
oblique	दीए, दीये dīe, dīye	दीयों dīyõ
vocative	दीए, दीये dīe, dīye	दीयो dīyo

Proper noun

दीया • (dīyā) f (Urdu spelling دیا)

1. a female given name, Diya

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दीया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press