ਦੀਵਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਦੀਆ (dīā), ਦੀਵਰਾ (dīvrā), ਦੀਵੜਾ (dīvṛā)
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). Doublet of ਦੀਪਕ (dīpak).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d̪iː.ʋäː/, [ˈd̪iː.ʋäː]
- Rhymes: -iːʋäː, -äː
- Hyphenation: ਦੀ‧ਵਾ
Noun
ਦੀਵਾ • (dīvā) m (Shahmukhi spelling دِیوا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā) | ਦੀਵੇ (dīve) |
| oblique | ਦੀਵੇ (dīve) | ਦੀਵਿਆਂ (dīviā̃) |
| vocative | ਦੀਵਿਆ (dīviā) | ਦੀਵਿਓ (dīvio) |
| ablative | ਦੀਵਿਓਂ (dīviõ) | — |
| locative | ਦੀਵੇ (dīve) | — |
| instrumental | ਦੀਵੇ (dīve) | — |
Related terms
- ਦੀਪਕ (dīpak, “lamp”)
- ਦਵਾਖਾ (davākhā, “lampstand”)
- ਦਵਾਲਾ (davālā, “bankrupt”)
- ਦਿਵਾਲੀ (divālī, “Diwali”)
References
- “ਦੀਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
- “ਦੀਵਾ”, in Mahan Kosh [ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Languages Department of Punjab, 2026
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 363