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دریا

دریا

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

دریا (deryâ)

  1. (geography) river

Proper noun

دریا (Deryâ)

  1. A female given name, Derya, Darya

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian dlydʾp̄ (drayāb, sea), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 (draya, ocean, sea), from Proto-Iranian *dzrayah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵrayas, from Proto-Indo-European [Term?]. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵 (zraiiaŋh-, sea), Sanskrit ज्रयस् (jrayas, expanse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæɾˈjɒː/
  • (dialectal, Bushehr) IPA(key): [deɾˈjɒː]

Noun

Dari دریا
Iranian Persian دریا
Tajik дарё (daryo)

دریا (daryâ) (plural دریاها (daryâ-hâ))

  1. sea
  2. ocean
  3. river

Derived terms

Synonyms

Descendants

Proper noun

دریا (Daryâ)

  1. A female given name, Darya

Descendants

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “drayā(b)”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Punjabi

Etymology

From Persian دریا (daryâ).

Noun

دریا (daryā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਦਰਿਆ)

  1. (geography) river

Synonyms


Urdu

Etymology

From Persian دریا (daryâ).

Noun

دریا (daryā) m (Hindi spelling दर्या)

  1. sea
  2. ocean
  3. river

Synonyms

Derived terms