हिया

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀅𑀅 (hiaa), from Sanskrit हृदय (hṛdaya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d-o-yom. Cognate to Gujarati હૈયું (haiyũ), Marwari हिवड़ा (hivṛā), Assamese হিয়া (hia), Bengali হিয়া (hiẏa), Punjabi ਹੀਆ (hīā). Doublet of हृदय (hŕday) and दिल (dil). Compare English heart, Latin cor, and Ancient Greek καρδίᾱ (kardíā) (whence English cardia).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.jɑː/, [ɦi.jäː]

Noun

हिया • (hiyā) m (Urdu spelling ہیا) (poetic)

1. heart

   Synonyms: हृदय (hŕday), दिल (dil), कलेजा (kalejā)

2. mind, the seat of emotions

   Synonym: मन (man)

Declension

Declension of हिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिया hiyā	हिए, हिये hie, hiye
oblique	हिए, हिये hie, hiye	हियों hiyõ
vocative	हिए, हिये hie, hiye	हियो hiyo

Alternative forms

• हिय (hiya), ही (hī)