देव

See also: देवृ, दैव, and द्व

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HindiEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Sanskrit देव (devá); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *devá-, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”)

NounEdit

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling ديو‏)

1. deity, god

   See देवता (devtā) for more information.

Usage notesEdit

The use of देव (dev) is generally restricted to compound words and proper names (रामदेव (rāmdev), हरदेव (hardev), etc.)

SynonymsEdit

• (more common) देवता (devtā)

Derived termsEdit

• देवकन्या (devkanyā, “nymph, celestial maiden”)
• देवकार्य (devkārya, “religious rite for propitiating a deity”)
• देवकुल (devkul, “pantheon”)
• देवगृह (devgŕh, “temple, abode of a deity”)
• देवत्रिय (devatriy, “the Holy Trinity of Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva”)
• देवदूत (devdūt, “angel, divine messenger”)

ReferencesEdit

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “देव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

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Old GujaratiEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Sanskrit देव (devá); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *devá-, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”)

NounEdit

देव (transliteration needed) m

1. god

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RajasthaniEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit देव (devá); from Proto-Indo-European *devá-, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”)

NounEdit

देव (dev) ?

1. deity
2. god

Related termsEdit

• देवरौ (devrau)

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SanskritEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”); cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀‏ (daēva), Persian دیو‏ (dēv), and Latin deus, divus. See daeva for more.

AdjectiveEdit

देव • (devá) m

1. heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things of high excellence (Rigvedic)

NounEdit

देव • (devá) m

1. deity, god, the gods as the heavenly or shining ones, often reckoned as numbering 33, either 11 for each of the 3 worlds, or or 8 vasus, 11 rudras, and 12 ādityas, to which the 2 aśvins must be added. (Rigvedic, also accented déva according to Panini 3.3.120);
2. rarely also of evil demons (Atharvaveda, Taittiriya Samhita)
3. Name of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain (Epics)
4. the image of a god, an idol (Vishnu-Smriti)
5. a god on earth or among men, either Brahman, priest or king, prince, as a title of honour, especially in the vocative "your majesty" or " your honour" (Rigvedic)
6. Name of the number 33 (Gaṇitādhyāya)
7. as a given name, diminutive of देवदत्त (devadatta) (Panini 5.3.83)

DeclensionEdit

Masculine a-stem declension of देव
Nom. sg.	देवः (devaḥ)
Gen. sg.	देवस्य (devasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देवः (devaḥ)	देवौ (devau)	देवाः (devāḥ)
Vocative	देव (deva)	देवौ (devau)	देवाः (devāḥ)
Accusative	देवम् (devam)	देवौ (devau)	देवान् (devān)
Instrumental	देवेन (devena)	देवाभ्याम् (devābhyām)	देवैः (devaiḥ)
Dative	देवाय (devāya)	देवाभ्याम् (devābhyām)	देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ)
Ablative	देवात् (devāt)	देवाभ्याम् (devābhyām)	देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ)
Genitive	देवस्य (devasya)	देवयोः (devayoḥ)	देवानाम् (devānām)
Locative	देवे (deve)	देवयोः (devayoḥ)	देवेषु (deveṣu)

DescendantsEdit

• Hindi: देव (dev)
• Malay: dewa
• Malayalam: ദൈവം (daivaṃ)
• Rajasthani: देव (dev)
• Tamil: தேவன் (tēvaṉ)
• Telugu: దేవుడు (dēvuḍu)

ReferencesEdit

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 492