ضياء

Arabic

Root
ض و ء (ḍ w ʔ)
13 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of ضَاءَ (ḍāʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤi.jaːʔ/
• Rhymes: -aːʔ

Noun

ضِيَاء • (ḍiyāʔ) m

1. gleam, illumination, luminance, brightness, brilliance

Declension

Declension of noun ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِيَاء ḍiyāʔ	الضِّيَاء aḍ-ḍiyāʔ	ضِيَاء ḍiyāʔ
Nominative	ضِيَاءٌ ḍiyāʔun	الضِّيَاءُ aḍ-ḍiyāʔu	ضِيَاءُ ḍiyāʔu
Accusative	ضِيَاءً ḍiyāʔan	الضِّيَاءَ aḍ-ḍiyāʔa	ضِيَاءَ ḍiyāʔa
Genitive	ضِيَاءٍ ḍiyāʔin	الضِّيَاءِ aḍ-ḍiyāʔi	ضِيَاءِ ḍiyāʔi

Descendants

• Maltese: dija
• → Azerbaijani: ziya
• → Persian: ضیا (ziyâ)
  • → Bengali: জিয়া (jiẏa)
  • → Hindi: जिया (jiyā)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ضیا (ziyâ)
  • Turkish: ziya
  • Crimean Tatar: ziya
• → Uyghur: زىيا (ziya)
• → Uzbek: ziyo

Proper noun

ضِيَاء • (ḍiyāʔ) m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → Bengali: জিয়া (jiẏa)
• → Hindi: जिया (jiyā)
• → Persian: ضیا (Ziyâ)
  • * ⇒ Uzbek: Ziyo
• → Ottoman Turkish: ضیا (Ziyâ)
  • > Turkish: Ziya (inherited)
• → Uyghur: زىيا (ziya)