Zia
[ˈtsiː.ə]Meaning
alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (Ziya), meaning 'light'
Background Story
Zia is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name ضياء (Ziya), and is also the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription of it. English borrowed the word from Arabic ضِيَاء, meaning 'light', via Spanish. A separate Zia is likely borrowed from Spanish Zía, from Eastern Keres Tsi'ya.
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