دیوا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa, “lamp, light”). Cognate with Hindi दिया (diyā), Bengali দিয়া (diẏa), Sinhalese දිව (diwa), Gujarati દીવો (dīvo).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d̪iː.ʋäː/, [ˈd̪iː.ʋäː]
  • Rhymes: -äː
  • Hyphenation: دِی‧وا

Noun

دِیوا • (dīvā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੀਵਾ)

  1. lamp, light;
  2. oil lamp, diya
  3. (slang) dimwit, stupid

Declension

Declension of دیوا
singular plural
direct دِیوا (dīvā) دِیوے (dīve)
oblique دِیوے (dīve) دِیویاں (dīveyāṉ)
vocative دِیویا (dīveyā) دِیویو (dīveyo)
ablative دِیویوں (dīveyoṉ) —
locative دِیوے (dīve) دِیوِیں (dīvīṉ)
instrumental دِیوے (dīve) دِیوِیں (dīvīṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “دِیوا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • “ਦੀਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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