آیا

See also: إيا‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āya (“palm of the hand”); cognate with Azerbaijani aya, Khakas айа (aya) and Turkmen aýa.

Noun

آیا • (aya)

  1. the inner surface of the hand and foot, or the middle portion of that surface
    Synonyms: آوج‎ (avuc), كف‎ (kef)

Derived terms

  • آیاق آیاسی‎ (ayak ayası, “sole of the foot”)
  • ال آیاسی‎ (el ayası, “palm of the hand”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: aya

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ˈɔjɔ/

  • (file)

Particle

Dari آیا
Iranian Persian
Tajik оё (oyo)

آیا • (âyâ)

  1. initial interrogative particle (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    ‏آیا کسی بدینجا خواهد آمد؟.‎‎ (classical pronunciation)
    âyâ kasê badênjâ xwâhad âmad?
    Will someone come here?

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese aia.

Pronunciation

Noun

آیا • (āyā) f (Hindi spelling आया)

  1. ayah: nurse maid, nurse

References

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “آيا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀕𑀤 (āgada) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)[1], from Sanskrit आगत (ā́gata)[2]. Cognate with Punjabi ਆਇਆ (āiā) / آیا‎ (āya), Marathi आले (āle).

Verb

آیا • (āyā) (Hindi spelling आया)

  1. masculine singular perfect adjectival of آنا‎ (ānā): came, arrived

References

  1. Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 36
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āˊgata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “آيا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.