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Urdu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit गया (gayā).
Pronunciation
Noun
گیا • (gayā) m (Hindi spelling गया)
- Gaya (a city in Bihar, India)
References
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گیا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀅 (gaa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गत (gatá, “gone”).
Verb
گیا • (gayā) (Hindi spelling गया)
- masculine singular perfect adjectival of جانا (jānā): went, left
- وہ گھر گیا۔ ― vo ghar gayā ― He went home.
Further reading
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گيا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.