दरिया

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दरया (daryā), दर्या (daryā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دَرْیَا (daryā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dlydʾp̄ /⁠drayāb⁠/, “sea”), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 (d-r-y /⁠draya⁠/, “ocean, sea”) + Middle Persian ʾp̄ (āb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɾɪ.jɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɾi.jäː]

Noun

दरिया • (dariyā) m (Urdu spelling دریا) (poetic, uncommon)

1. sea

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सागर

2. ocean

   Synonyms: महासागर (mahāsāgar), क़ामूस (qāmūs), क़ुल्ज़ुम (qulzum)

3. river

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:नदी

Declension

Declension of दरिया (masc ā-stem // masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दरिया dariyā	दरिए, दरिये, दरिया darie, dariye, dariyā
oblique	दरिए, दरिये, दरिया darie, dariye, dariyā	दरियों, दरियाओं dariyõ, dariyāõ
vocative	दरिए, दरिये, दरिया darie, dariye, dariyā	दरियो, दरियाओ dariyo, dariyāo

Related terms

• दर्याई (daryāī), दरियाई (dariyāī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दरिया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दरिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “दरिया”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दरिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press