آیا

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: aya

Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Compare Ancient Greek ἆρα (âra).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? āyā
Dari reading? āyā
Iranian reading? âyâ
Tajik reading? oyo
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Particle

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Dari آیا
Iranian Persian
Tajik оё

آیا (âyâ)

  1. initial interrogative particle
    آیا کسی بدینجا خواهد آمد؟. (classical pronunciation)
    âyâ kasê badênjâ xwâhad âmad?
    Will someone come here?

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Portuguese aia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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آیا (āyāf (Hindi spelling आया)

  1. ayah: nurse maid, nurse

References

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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آیا (āyā) (Hindi spelling आया)

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

References

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  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

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