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

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

1. sea
2. ocean
3. river

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (sea): بحر ‎(bahr)
• (ocean): اقیانوس ‎(oqyânus)
• (river): رود ‎(rud), رودخانه ‎(rudxâne), نهر ‎(nahr)

Descendants

• Hindustani:

  Hindi: दर्या ‎(daryā)

  Urdu: دریا ‎(daryā)

• Kashmiri: दर्या ‎(daryā)
• Kyrgyz: дарыя ‎(darıya)
• Ottoman Turkish: دریا ‎(deryâ)
  • Turkish: derya
• Punjabi: ਦਰਿਆ ‎(dariā) / دریا ‎(daryā)
• Turkmen: derýa
• Uyghur: دەريا ‎(derya)
• Uzbek: дарё / daryo

Proper noun

دریا • ‎(Daryâ)

1. A female given name, Darya

Descendants

• Turkish: Derya

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

• ندی ‎(nadī)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian دریا ‎(daryâ).

Noun

دریا • ‎(daryā) m ‎(Hindi spelling दर्या)

1. sea
2. ocean
3. river

Synonyms

• (river): ندی ‎(nadī)

Derived terms

• دریائی ‎(daryā'ī)
• دریاچہ ‎(daryācā)