या

See also: यों, यूँ, यी, यो, य, and ये

Braj

Pronoun

या (yā)

  1. oblique of यह (yah)
    Synonym: इहिं (ihĩ)

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɑː/

Etymology 1

From Persian یا‎ (yâ).

Conjunction

या • (yā) (Urdu spelling یا‎)

  1. or
    क्या आपको चाय या कॉफ़ी चाहिए?
    kyā āpko cāy yā kŏfī cāhie?
    Would you like tea or coffee?
    कौन बड़ा है, सुमित या सुमन?
    kaun baṛā hai, sumit yā suman?
    Who's bigger, Sumit or Suman?

Etymology 2

From Arabic يا‎ (yā).

Interjection

या • (yā)

  1. oh!
    या अल्लाह, क्या हो गया है!
    yā allāh, kyā ho gayā hai!
    Oh my god, what has happened! (Islam)
Synonyms

Newari

Postposition

या (yā)

  1. marks the genitive case: of, belonging to

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • yā (Latin script)
  • 𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • যা (Bengali script)
  • යා (Sinhalese script)
  • ယာ (Burmese script)
  • ยา (Thai script)
  • ᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • យា (Khmer script)

Pronoun

या f

  1. Devanagari script form of yā (“who”)

Declension
Declension table of "या" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)यायायो or या
Accusative (second)यंयायो or या
Instrumental (third)याययाहि or याभि
Dative (fourth)याय or यस्सायासं or यासानं
Ablative (fifth)याययाहि or याभि
Genitive (sixth)याय or यस्सायासं or यासानं
Locative (seventh)याय or यायं or यस्संयासु

Sanskrit

Noun

या • (yā) f

  1. going ,
  2. a car
  3. restraining
  4. religious meditation
  5. attaining
  6. pudendum muliebre

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of या (yā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative याः
yāḥ		 यौ
yau		 याः
yāḥ
Vocative याः
yāḥ		 यौ
yau		 याः
yāḥ
Accusative याम्
yām		 यौ
yau		 याः / यः¹
yāḥ / yaḥ¹
Instrumental या
yā		 याभ्याम्
yābhyām		 याभिः
yābhiḥ
Dative ये
ye		 याभ्याम्
yābhyām		 याभ्यः
yābhyaḥ
Ablative यः
yaḥ		 याभ्याम्
yābhyām		 याभ्यः
yābhyaḥ
Genitive यः
yaḥ		 योः
yoḥ		 यानाम् / याम्¹
yānām / yām¹
Locative यि
yi		 योः
yoḥ		 यासु
yāsu
Notes
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