Friends,
What would be the proper Urdu and Hindi spellings for the word naiya / naiyya == boat ?
In Hindi, I find it spelled as नैय्या and नैया, and in Urdu, it is frankly hard to find.
I found this word in the song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj", which revolves around fluvial themes.
Interestingly, Wikipedia says that the lyricist, Shakeel Badayuni "had to forgo Urdu, and write lyrics in pure Hindi", whatever that means.
What would be the proper Urdu and Hindi spellings for the word naiya / naiyya == boat ?
In Hindi, I find it spelled as नैय्या and नैया, and in Urdu, it is frankly hard to find.
I found this word in the song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj", which revolves around fluvial themes.
Interestingly, Wikipedia says that the lyricist, Shakeel Badayuni "had to forgo Urdu, and write lyrics in pure Hindi", whatever that means.