diya

See also: dǐyā and dīyā

English

A diya burning

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi दिया (diyā).

Alternative forms

• deeya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːə/, /ˈdiːjə/

Noun

diya (plural diyas)

1. (India) A small bowl-shaped oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oil, often used on religious occasions. [from 20th c.]
   • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 285:

     She is given an aarti plate with a lit diya on it.

Further reading

• diya (lamp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Noun

diya (uncountable)

1. (Islam) Alternative form of diyya

Anagrams

• Dayi

Alangan

Noun

diya

1. earth; soil

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• día

Etymology

From Latin dies.

Noun

diya

1. day

Bambara

Adjective

diya

1. pleasant, nice

   O bɛ diya n ye kosɛbɛ !

   that would be good!

Verb

diya

1. (Transitive) to make pleasing
2. to make succeed

   Ala ka sugu diya !

   may G*d give success to your market!

Derived terms

• diyanye

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

diya

1. tortoise (land-dwelling reptile)

Higaonon

Adverb

diya

1. there

Ladino

Alternative forms

• día

Noun

diya m (Latin spelling)

1. day

Maaka

Etymology

A loanword from Kanuri [Term?].

Particle

dìyà

1. indicates that something is visible to both the speaker and the hearer

   zùlúm-tò-dìyà — her anus, which is visible to both of us

   • The Grammar of Knowledge: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (2014):

     ʔàa-kè-díɓɓò zùlúm-tò-dìyà tà-kwáadà-ntí-mìnê gè-ʔámmàà

     COND-2sg:MASC-crush:PERV anus-POSS:3sg:FEM-JOINT:VIS 3sg:FEM-throw:TR-ASSERT-OBJ:1pl LOC-water-DEF

     If you crush her anus [that we can both see] she will definitely throw us into the water.

References

• The Grammar of Knowledge: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (2014)