দিবা

Bengali

Alternative forms

দীবা (diba)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दिवा (divā, “by day”), instrumental singular of दिव (diva, “day; (diurnal) sky”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *diwám, from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“sky; bright”).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪iba/, [ˈd̪ibaˑ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪iba/, [ˈd̪ibaˑ]

Noun

দিবা • (diba) (obsolete)

day, daytime

Derived terms

দিবারাত্রি (dibaratri)
দিবাগত (dibagoto)

Adjective

দিবা • (diba) (comparative আরও দিবা, superlative সবচেয়ে দিবা) (obsolete)

diurnal, of or in daytime

Usage notes

The word is no longer used independently and is only used as a part of compounds.

Derived terms

দিবাস্বপ্ন (dibaśśopno)
দিবানিদ্রা (dibanidra)
দিবাচর (dibacor)

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