Wiktionary

diya

See also: dǐyā and dīyā

English edit

 
A diya burning

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Hindi दिया (diyā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːə/, /ˈdiːjə/

Noun edit

diya (plural diyas)

  1. (India) A small bowl-shaped oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oil, often used on religious occasions. [from 20th c.]
    • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 285:
      She is given an aarti plate with a lit diya on it.

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

diya (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) Alternative form of diyya

Anagrams edit

Alangan edit

Noun edit

diya

  1. earth; soil

Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin dies.

Noun edit

diya

  1. day

Bambara edit

Adjective edit

diya

  1. pleasant, nice
    O bɛ diya n ye kosɛbɛ !
    that would be good!

Verb edit

diya

  1. (Transitive) to make pleasing
  2. to make succeed
    Ala ka sugu diya !
    may G*d give success to your market!

Derived terms edit

References edit

Bau Bidayuh edit

Noun edit

diya

  1. tortoise (land-dwelling reptile)

Higaonon edit

Adverb edit

diya

  1. there

Ladino edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

diya m (Latin spelling)

  1. day

Maaka edit

Etymology edit

A loanword from Kanuri [Term?].

Particle edit

dìyà

  1. indicates that something is visible to both the speaker and the hearer
    zùlúm-tò-dìyà — her anus, which is visible to both of us
    • The Grammar of Knowledge: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (2014):
      ʔàa-kè-díɓɓò zùlúm-tò-dìyà tà-kwáadà-ntí-mìnê gè-ʔámmàà
      COND-2sg:MASC-crush:PERV anus-POSS:3sg:FEM-JOINT:VIS 3sg:FEM-throw:TR-ASSERT-OBJ:1pl LOC-water-DEF
      If you crush her anus [that we can both see] she will definitely throw us into the water.

References edit

  • The Grammar of Knowledge: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (2014)
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