पिया
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɪ.jɑː/, [pi.jäː]
- Rhymes: -ɪjɑː
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
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)
Declension
| 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
Inherited from Old Hindi पिया (piyā), पीया (pīyā), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀻𑀅 (pīa, “drunk”), from Sanskrit पीत (pīta).
Verb
पिया • (piyā)
- inflection of पीना (pīnā):
- direct masculine singular perfective participle
- 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
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya), from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).
Noun
पिया (piyā) m
- 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
- ghūm̐ghaṭa ke paṭa khola re,
- घूँघट के पट खोल रे,
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)
- Devanagari script form of piyā, which is inflection of पिय:
- nominative singular feminine
- ablative singular masculine/neuter
- nominative/vocative plural masculine
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural (piya, “dear”)
Noun
पिया (piyā)
- Devanagari script form of piyā, which is inflection of पिय:
- ablative singular
- nominative/vocative plural (piya, “husband”)
Noun
पिया f
- 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)