ديو

See also: دیو

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic דיוא (daywā), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (daiva-).

Noun

دِيُو • (diyū) m

1. daeva (a Zoroastrian demon spirit)

Declension

Declension of noun دِيُو (diyū)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيُو diyū	الدِّيُو ad-diyū	دِيُو diyū
Nominative	دِيُو diyū	الدِّيُو ad-diyū	دِيُو diyū
Accusative	دِيُو diyū	الدِّيُو ad-diyū	دِيُو diyū
Genitive	دِيُو diyū	الدِّيُو ad-diyū	دِيُو diyū

Related terms

• جِنّ (jinn, “jinn”)
• جَانّ (jānn, “jann”)
• نَسْنَاس (nasnās, “nasnas”)
• غُول (ḡūl, “ghoul”)

Descendants

• → Kazakh: дию (diü)