पिया

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɪ.jɑː/, [pi.jäː]
• Rhymes: -ɪjɑː

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *preyH-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *priHós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás

Sanskrit प्रि॒य (priyá)

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya)

Old Hindi पिया (piyā)

Hindi पिया (piyā)

Inherited from Old Hindi पिया (piyā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós. Doublet of प्रिय (priya).

Noun

पिया • (piyā) m (Urdu spelling پیا)

1. (poetic) lover, beloved, darling

Declension

Declension of पिया (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पिया piyā	पिया piyā
oblique	पिया piyā	पियाओं piyāõ
vocative	पिया piyā	पियाओ piyāo

Alternative forms

• पिय (piya) — Braj Bhāshā

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *ph₃tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtás

Sanskrit पीत (pīta)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀻𑀅 (pīa)

Hindi पिया (piyā)

Inherited from Old Hindi पिया (piyā), पीया (pīyā), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀻𑀅 (pīa, “drunk”), from Sanskrit पीत (pīta).

Verb

पिया • (piyā)

1. inflection of पीना (pīnā):
   1. direct masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Old Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *preyH-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *priHós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás

Sanskrit प्रि॒य (priyá)

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya)

Old Hindi पिया (piyā)

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya), from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).

Noun

पिया (piyā) m

1. lover, beloved
   • Kabīr:

     घूँघट के पट खोल रे,
     तोहे पिया मिलेंगे ।

     ghūm̐ghaṭa ke paṭa khola re,
     tohe piyā mileṃge.

     Take off your veil and you will see your beloved

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• piyā (Latin script)
• 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• পিযা (Bengali script)
• පියා (Sinhalese script)
• ပိယာ or ပိယႃ (Burmese script)
• ปิยา (Thai script)
• ᨷᩥᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປິຍາ or ປິຢາ (Lao script)
• បិយា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄨𑄠𑄂 (Chakma script)

Adjective

पिया (piyā)

1. Devanagari script form of piyā, which is inflection of पिय:
   1. nominative singular feminine
   2. ablative singular masculine/neuter
   3. nominative/vocative plural masculine
   4. nominative/vocative/accusative plural (piya, “dear”)

Noun

पिया (piyā)

1. Devanagari script form of piyā, which is inflection of पिय:
   1. ablative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural (piya, “husband”)

Noun

पिया f

1. Devanagari script form of piyā (“wife”)

Declension

Declension table of "पिया" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	पिया (piyā)	पियायो (piyāyo) or पिया (piyā)
Accusative (second)	पियं (piyaṃ)	पियायो (piyāyo) or पिया (piyā)
Instrumental (third)	पियाय (piyāya)	पियाहि (piyāhi) or पियाभि (piyābhi)
Dative (fourth)	पियाय (piyāya)	पियानं (piyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	पियाय (piyāya)	पियाहि (piyāhi) or पियाभि (piyābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	पियाय (piyāya)	पियानं (piyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	पियाय (piyāya) or पियायं (piyāyaṃ)	पियासु (piyāsu)
Vocative (calling)	पिये (piye)	पियायो (piyāyo) or पिया (piyā)

Noun

पिया (piyā)

1. Devanagari script form of piyā, which is inflection of पिय:
   1. ablative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural (piya, “husband”)