सिया

Chhattisgarhi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Awadhi सियँ (siyam̐), सिय (siya), from Apabhramsa सीया (sīyā), from Prakrit सीया (sīyā), सीआ (sīā), from Sanskrit सीता (sītā). Doublet of सीता (sītā).

Noun

सिया (siyā) f

1. (Hinduism) Sita

   Synonym: सीता (sītā)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sī́tā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सीता (sītā). Doublet of सीता (sītā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɪ.jɑː/, [si.jäː]

Proper noun

सिया • (siyā) f

1. (Hinduism, endearing) Sita

   Synonym: सीता (sītā)

Declension

Declension of सिया (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	सिया siyā
oblique	सिया siyā
vocative	सिया siyā

Derived terms

• सियापति (siyāpati)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sī́tā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• siyā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• সিযা (Bengali script)
• සියා (Sinhalese script)
• သိယာ or သိယႃ (Burmese script)
• สิยา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິຍາ or ສິຢາ (Lao script)
• សិយា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄠𑄂 (Chakma script)

Verb

सिया

1. Devanagari script form of siyā, which is third-person singular optative active of अत्थि (atthi, “to be”)