See also: देव

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (dévī, devī́).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋiː/

Noun edit

देवी (devīf (masculine देवता, Urdu spelling دیوی)

  1. female deity, goddess
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान
  2. lady

Declension edit

References edit

Marathi edit

 
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Etymology edit

Sanskrit देवी (devī).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d̪e.ʋi/, [d̪e.ʋiː]

Noun edit

देवी (devīf

  1. goddess, female deity

Declension edit

Declension of देवी (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
देवी
devī
direct
plural
देव्या
devyā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
देवी
devī
देव्या
devyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
देवी
devī
देव्यां-
devyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
देवीला
devīlā
देव्यांना
devyānnā
ergative देवीने, देवीनं
devīne, devīna
देव्यांनी
devyānnī
instrumental देवीशी
devīśī
देव्यांशी
devyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
देवीत
devīt
देव्यांत
devyāt
vocative
संबोधन
देवी
devī
देव्यांनो
devyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of देवी (fem ī-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
देवीचा
devīċā
देवीचे
devīċe
देवीची
devīcī
देवीच्या
devīcā
देवीचे, देवीचं
devīċe, devīċa
देवीची
devīcī
देवीच्या
devīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
देव्यांचा
devyānċā
देव्यांचे
devyānċe
देव्यांची
devyāñcī
देव्यांच्या
devyāncā
देव्यांचे, देव्यांचं
devyānċe, devyānċa
देव्यांची
devyāñcī
देव्यांच्या
devyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “देवी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “देवी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “देवी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

देवी f

  1. Devanagari script form of devī (“goddess, queen”)

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Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *déywih₂ (goddess). Cognate with Lithuanian deivė, Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬍 (daēuuī, female Daeva).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

देवी (dévī or devī́) stemf

  1. female deity, goddess
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.69.3:
      प्रातर्देवीम्अदितिं जोहवीमि मध्यंदिन उदिता सूर्यस्य ।
      prātardevīmaditiṃ johavīmi madhyaṃdina uditā sūryasya .
      I call on Aditi the Goddess at dawn, at noon and when the Sun is setting.

Declension edit

Feminine ī-stem declension of देवी (dévī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवी
dévī
देव्यौ / देवी¹
dévyau / dévī¹
देव्यः / देवीः¹
dévyaḥ / dévīḥ¹
Vocative देवि
dévi
देव्यौ / देवी¹
dévyau / dévī¹
देव्यः / देवीः¹
dévyaḥ / dévīḥ¹
Accusative देवीम्
dévīm
देव्यौ / देवी¹
dévyau / dévī¹
देवीः
dévīḥ
Instrumental देव्या
dévyā
देवीभ्याम्
dévībhyām
देवीभिः
dévībhiḥ
Dative देव्यै
dévyai
देवीभ्याम्
dévībhyām
देवीभ्यः
dévībhyaḥ
Ablative देव्याः
dévyāḥ
देवीभ्याम्
dévībhyām
देवीभ्यः
dévībhyaḥ
Genitive देव्याः
dévyāḥ
देव्योः
dévyoḥ
देवीनाम्
dévīnām
Locative देव्याम्
dévyām
देव्योः
dévyoḥ
देवीषु
dévīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ī-stem declension of देवी (devī́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवी
devī́
देव्यौ / देवी¹
devyaù / devī́¹
देव्यः / देवीः¹
devyàḥ / devī́ḥ¹
Vocative देवि
dévi
देव्यौ / देवी¹
dévyau / dévī¹
देव्यः / देवीः¹
dévyaḥ / dévīḥ¹
Accusative देवीम्
devī́m
देव्यौ / देवी¹
devyaù / devī́¹
देवीः
devī́ḥ
Instrumental देव्या
devyā̀
देवीभ्याम्
devī́bhyām
देवीभिः
devī́bhiḥ
Dative देव्यै
devyaì
देवीभ्याम्
devī́bhyām
देवीभ्यः
devī́bhyaḥ
Ablative देव्याः
devyā̀ḥ
देवीभ्याम्
devī́bhyām
देवीभ्यः
devī́bhyaḥ
Genitive देव्याः
devyā̀ḥ
देव्योः
devyòḥ
देवीनाम्
devī́nām
Locative देव्याम्
devyā̀m
देव्योः
devyòḥ
देवीषु
devī́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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