दिया

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Hindi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa). Cognate to Punjabi ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā), Nepali दियो (diyo), Gujarati દીવો (dīvo), Marathi दिवा (divā). Doublet of दीप (dīp) and दीपक (dīpak).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: दि‧या
  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪ.jɑː/,

Noun

दिया (diyām (Urdu spelling دیا)

  1. light, lamp
    Synonyms: दीप (dīp), दीपक (dīpak), चिराग़ (cirāġ)
Declension
Descendants
  • English: diya

Proper noun

दिया (diyāf (Urdu spelling دیا)

  1. a female given name, Diya
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Etymology 2

Verb

दिया (diyā)

  1. inflection of देना (denā):
    1. masculine singular perfective participle
    2. masculine singular perfect indicative: gave