Siwa

See also: siwa

Translingual

Etymology

  • (asteroid): From Latin Siwa, from Slavic Šiwa (Živa, Ziva, Zhiva). Named after the Slavic goddess of fertility

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. an asteroid in Main Asteroid Belt, Solar System; the 140th asteroid registered
    Synonyms: 140 Siwa, 140, (140) Siwa, 140 (Siwa)

English

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَاحَة سِيوَة (wāḥat sīwa).

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. An oasis in Egypt.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin Siwa, from Slavic Šiwa (Živa, Ziva, Zhiva).

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. (Slavic mythology) The Slavic goddess of fertility.
Alternative forms
  • (goddess): Ziva, Zhiva

Etymology 3

From Nepali सिवा (siwā).

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. A market village in Phidim, Panchthar district, Mechi, Eastern Nepal, Nepal.
    • 2021 October 26, “Panchthar floods: Death toll climbs to 31 as one more missing found dead”, in Khabarhub[1], archived from the original on 26 October 2021[2]:
      The body of Prem Ale Magar of Phidim municipality-6, Siwa, who had been washed away along with a motorcycle while crossing the Maluwa rivulet, was found on Monday.

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Siwa (countable and uncountable, plural Siwas)

  1. (countable) A surname.
Derived terms

Anagrams

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese Śiwa, from Sanskrit शिव (śiva). Doublet of siwa.

Proper noun

Siwa (Balinese script ᬰᬶᬯ)

  1. (Hinduism) The Hindu deity Shiva

Further reading

  • Siwa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsi.wa]
  • Hyphenation: Si‧wa

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. (Hinduism) alternative spelling of Syiwa (Shiva)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.va/
  • Rhymes: -iva
  • Syllabification: Si‧wa
  • Homophones: siwa, Śiwa

Proper noun

Siwa m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Siwa f

  1. a female surname

Declension

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Further reading

  • Siwa”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030