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My partner recently decided to call our child Jiya, as it is believed to mean 'life' in Hindi, she was a little unsure of the meaning, so, i was wondering if anybody can shed some light on the truth of the meaning. Thankyou.
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The root jIv is an old one meaning to live, be, restore to life, or nourish. That said, I cannot recognize the word Jiya as a Hindi word, probably because of the way you chose to spell it. jIvan is life, jInA is to live, jindA is alive, jIva is a living being etc. The verbs are like jI~u, jIo, jI etc. in various non-indicative uses.
Maybe it is a simple word, and I am just failing to recognize it!
Maybe it is a simple word, and I am just failing to recognize it!
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Sorry about the previous post ... jiya does exist ... I just remembered an old song including the words jiya ghabD.Ae etc. I still do not remember seeing it (or hearing it) except for stock phrases in songs, but it seems like this alteration of jI (which is not only a verbal form as I mentioned in the previous post, but also a noun meaning life, often figuratively) does exist.
I haven't thought about Hindi grammar in a long while ... It's merely one of the first languages I spoke as a kid, so constructs just feel right or wrong, without coming with grammatical tags attached. It is, thus, no surprise that it takes me time to analyze the forms, and I apologize about missing out on the obvious.
I haven't thought about Hindi grammar in a long while ... It's merely one of the first languages I spoke as a kid, so constructs just feel right or wrong, without coming with grammatical tags attached. It is, thus, no surprise that it takes me time to analyze the forms, and I apologize about missing out on the obvious.
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