Standard Lemma guide

Zia

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: Z IY1 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A pueblo in New Mexico.

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4

name

Meaning 4

Shanghainese romanization of the Chinese surname romanized as Xie in Mandarin.

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noun

Meaning 5

An indigenous nation inhabiting a reservation in New Mexico, known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

(Arabic name): Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “light”) via Spanish.