दया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दया (dayā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ə.jɑː/, [d̪ə.jäː]

Noun

दया • (dayā) f (Urdu spelling دیا‎)

  1. pity, mercy
    • मुझे उस पर दया आ गई। ― mujhe us par dayā ā gaī ― I took pity on him.
    • उसका दिल दया से पिघल गया। ― usakā dil dayā se pighal gayā ― His heart melted with pity.

Declension
Declension of दया (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct दया
dayā		 दयाएँ
dayāẽ
oblique दया
dayā		 दयाओं
dayāõ
vocative दया
dayā		 दयाओ
dayāo

Synonyms

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दया (dayā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪ə.ja/

Noun

दया • (dayā) f

  1. kindness, mercy, pity
    Synonym: करुणा (karuṇā)

Declension
Declension of दया (dayā)
direct
singular		 दया
dayā
direct
plural		 दया
dayā
singular plural
nominative दया
dayā		 दया
dayā
oblique दये-
daye-		 दयां-
dayāN-
dative दयेला
dayelā		 दयांना
dayāNnā
ergative दयेने
dayene		 दयांनी
dayāNni
instrumental दयेशी
dayeśi		 दयांशी
dayāNśi
locative दयेत
dayet		 दयांत
dayāNt
vocative दये
daye		 दयांनो
dayāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of दया
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject दयेचा
dayeċā		 दयेचे
dayece		 दयेची
dayeci		 दयेच्या
dayeca		 दयेचे, दयेचं
dayece, dayeċa		 दयेची
dayeci		 दयेच्या
dayeca
plural subject दयांचा
dayāNċā		 दयांचे
dayāNce		 दयांची
dayāNci		 दयांच्या
dayāNca		 दयांचे, दयांचं
dayāNce, dayāNċa		 दयांची
dayāNci		 दयांच्या
dayāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “दया”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬤᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
  • দয়া (Assamese script)
  • দয়া (Bengali script)
  • 𑰟𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀤𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌦𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • દયા (Gujarati script)
  • ਦਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦢꦪꦴ (Javanese script)
  • ទយា (Khmer script)
  • ದಯಾ (Kannada script)
  • ທຍາ (Lao script)
  • ദയാ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘟𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᡩᠠᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • ဒယာ (Burmese script)
  • 𑦿𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐡𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଦଯା (Oriya script)
  • ꢣꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆢𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖟𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • දයා (Sinhalese script)
  • దయా (Telugu script)
  • ทยา (Thai script)
  • ད་ཡཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒠𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

Noun

दया • (dayā) f

  1. sympathy
  2. compassion
  3. pity
  4. mercy

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of दया (dayā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दया
dayā		 दये
daye		 दयाः
dayāḥ
Vocative दये
daye		 दये
daye		 दयाः
dayāḥ
Accusative दयाम्
dayām		 दये
daye		 दयाः
dayāḥ
Instrumental दयया / दया¹
dayayā / dayā¹		 दयाभ्याम्
dayābhyām		 दयाभिः
dayābhiḥ
Dative दयायै
dayāyai		 दयाभ्याम्
dayābhyām		 दयाभ्यः
dayābhyaḥ
Ablative दयायाः
dayāyāḥ		 दयाभ्याम्
dayābhyām		 दयाभ्यः
dayābhyaḥ
Genitive दयायाः
dayāyāḥ		 दययोः
dayayoḥ		 दयानाम्
dayānām
Locative दयायाम्
dayāyām		 दययोः
dayayoḥ		 दयासु
dayāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
  • → Hindi: दया (dayā)
  • → Marathi: दया (dayā)
  • Pali: dayā

References
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