احیا

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (ahyā), itself from Arabic أَحْيَا‎ (ʔaḥyā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪɦ.jɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɪɦ.jɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

اِحْیا • (iḥya) f (Hindi spelling इहया)

Etymology 2

Likely also from Arabic أَحْيَا‎ (ʔaḥyā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əɦ.jɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /əɦ.jɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

اَحْیا • (aḥya) f (Hindi spelling अहया)

the living
generation; race

References

“احیا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“احیا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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