دیوا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa, “lamp, light”). Cognate with Hindi दिया (diyā), Bengali দিয়া (diẏa), Sinhalese දිව (diwa), Gujarati દીવો (dīvo).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.ʋäː/, [ˈd̪iː.ʋäː]
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: دِی‧وا

Noun

دِیوا • (dīvā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੀਵਾ)

1. lamp, light;
2. oil lamp, diya
3. (slang) dimwit, stupid

Declension

Declension of دیوا

	singular	plural
direct	دِیوا (dīvā)	دِیوے (dīve)
oblique	دِیوے (dīve)	دِیویاں (dīveyāṉ)
vocative	دِیویا (dīveyā)	دِیویو (dīveyo)
ablative	دِیویوں (dīveyoṉ)	—
locative	دِیوے (dīve)	دِیوِیں (dīvīṉ)
instrumental	دِیوے (dīve)	دِیوِیں (dīvīṉ)

Related terms

• دِیپَک (dīpak)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “دِیوا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਦੀਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026