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-इया

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Prakrit -इअअ m (-iaa), from -इअ m (-ia) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit -इक (-ika, adjectival or agentive suffix). Doublet of -इक (-ik) and -ई ().

    Suffix

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    -इया (-iyā)

    1. adjectival suffix
      चीनी (cīnī, sugar) + ‎-इया (-iyā) → ‎चिनिया (ciniyā, sugary)
      1. forms demonyms
        बंबई (bambaī) + ‎-इया (-iyā) → ‎बंबैया (bambaiyā)
    2. masculine agentive suffix
      रोकड़ (rokaṛ, cash) + ‎-इया (-iyā) → ‎रोकड़िया (rokṛiyā, cashier)
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Prakrit -इया (-iyā), from Sanskrit -इका (-ikā). Doublet of -इका (-ikā) and -ई ().

      Suffix

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      -इया (-iyā)

      1. diminutive feminine nominal suffix
      2. forms some feminine equivalents of masculine terms
      Declension
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      Declension of -इया (fem iyā-stem)
      singular plural
      direct -इया
      -iyā
      -इयाँ
      -iyā̃
      oblique -इया
      -iyā
      -इयों
      -iyõ
      vocative -इया
      -iyā
      -इयो
      -iyo
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      Etymology 3

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        Derived from Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy), whence also -ई (), -इयत (-iyat).

        Suffix

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        -इया (-iyā)

        1. forms some indeclinable abstract nouns from Perso-Arabic roots
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