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)
Derived terms
- آیاق آیاسی (ayak ayası, “sole of the foot”)
- ال آیاسی (el ayası, “palm of the hand”)
Descendants
- Turkish: aya
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “aya2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 370
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آیا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 42
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Vola”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1785
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “آیا”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 575
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “aya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آیا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 283
Persian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /ɑːjɑː/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /ɒːjɒː/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /ɒːjɒː/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /ɔːjɔː/
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Particle
| Dari | آیا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | оё (oyo) |
آیا • (âyâ)
- initial interrogative particle (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- آیا خانم مینا سکسیست؟.
- Is Ms. Mina sexy?
- آیا خانم مینا سکسیست؟.
Usage notes
- Used primarily in written Persian; occasionally spoken.
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Portuguese aia.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.jɑː/
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)
- masculine singular perfect adjectival of آنا (ānā): came, arrived
References
- Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 36
- 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.
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