दिया

See also: द्य, दया, and द्यु

Hindi

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: दि‧या
• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪ.jɑː/, [d̪i.jäː]

Noun

दिया • (diyā) m (Urdu spelling دیا‎)

1. light, lamp

   Synonyms: दीप (dīp), दीपक (dīpak), चिराग़ (cirāġ)

Declension

Declension of दिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिया diyā	दिए, दिये die, diye
oblique	दिए, दिये die, diye	दियों diyõ
vocative	दिए, दिये die, diye	दियो diyo

Descendants

• → English: diya

Proper noun

दिया • (diyā) f (Urdu spelling دیا‎)

1. a female given name, Diya

Declension

Declension of दिया (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिया diyā	दियाएँ diyāẽ
oblique	दिया diyā	दियाओं diyāõ
vocative	दिया diyā	दियाओ diyāo

Alternative forms

• दीया (dīyā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दीया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Verb

दिया • (diyā)

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