दिया

See also: द्य, दया, and द्यु

Hindi

दिये

दिया

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).

Alternative forms

• दीवा (dīvā), दीया (dīyā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

दिया • (diyā) m (Urdu spelling دیا)

1. light, lamp

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:दिया

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 (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	दिया diyā
oblique	दिया diyā
vocative	दिया diyā

Related terms

• दीपन (dīpan)
• दीपना (dīpnā)
• दीपिका (dīpikā)
• दीपित (dīpit)
• दीप्त (dīpt)
• दीप्ती (dīptī)
• दीप्य (dīpya)
• दीवट (dīvaṭ)
• दीवाली (dīvālī)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2279
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “दिया”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 315
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 496
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दिया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 309.
• 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