Diya
दीया (Devanagari), دیا (Arabic)
Light; Lamp
Pronunciation
English: /ˈdiːə/ or /ˈdiːjə/; Hindi: /d̪iː.jɑː/
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दीया (Devanagari), دیا (Arabic)
Light; Lamp
English: /ˈdiːə/ or /ˈdiːjə/; Hindi: /d̪iː.jɑː/
எழில் (Tamil) [1][2]
Beauty (also interpreted as grace or splendor) [1][2]
[eɻil̪] (Tamil) /ɛɻɪl/ (IPA) [2][4]
فرحان (Arabic), ফারহান (Bengali) [1]
happy, cheerful [1]
/far.ˈħaːn/ (Arabic) [1]; “far‑AN” (English guide) [7]
فاطمة (Arabic) [1][8]
one who abstains / to wean [1][2][3][8]
/ˈfɑ.ti.mə/ (IPA) [2]
गौरी
white, shining, brilliant; also auspicious
/ˈɡaʊɹi/
ਗੁਰਦੀਪ (Gurmukhi)
lamp of the guru / teacher of light
gur-DEEP (gər-DEEP, /ɡərˈdiːp/)
ਗੁਰਮੀਤ (Gurmukhi), गुरमीत (Devanagari)
Friend of the guru
Goor‑meet (English approximation)
ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ
love of the Guru; one who loves the Guru
Lord’s brilliant light; Light of God
हरि (Sanskrit) [1]
‘yellow, tawny’ and ‘the one who takes away (sins)’ [1][4]
/ˈɦɐ.ɾi/ (Sanskrit) [1]
Gurmukhi: ਹਰਿੰਦਰ; Devanagari: हरिंदर
Combination of Hari (Vishnu) and Indra, interpreted as “Lord Indra” or “king of the gods”
huh‑RIN‑der
Gurmukhi: ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ; Hindi: हरप्रीत
love of God / one who loves God (primary) – also recorded as “peace” by some sources
American /hɑːrˈpriːt/, British /ˈhɑːpriːt/
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