दिया

See also: द्य, दया, and द्यु

Hindi

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).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: दि‧या
• (Delhi) 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)

Related terms

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

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