گیا

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit गया (gayā).

Pronunciation

Noun

گیا • (gayā) m (Hindi spelling गया)

  1. Gaya (a city in Bihar, India)

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀅 (gaa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गत (gatá, “gone”).

Verb

گیا • (gayā) (Hindi spelling गया)

  1. masculine singular perfect adjectival of جانا (jānā): went, left
    وہ گھر گیا۔ ― vo ghar gayā ― He went home.

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