देव

AwadhiEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

देव (dev) (plural देवन)

deity, god, deva
- Tulsidas, संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक :
  देवन आनि करी बिनती
  devan āni karī bintī

HindiEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

PronunciationEdit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːʋ/

NounEdit

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو‎)

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) deity, god, deva
Synonyms: देवता (devtā), भगवान (bhagvān)

Usage notesEdit

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

DeclensionEdit

Declension of देव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देव dev	देव dev
oblique	देव dev	देवों devõ
vocative	देव dev	देवो devo

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”)
देवता (devtā)
देवत्रिय (devatriy, “the Holy Trinity of Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva”)
देवदूत (devdūt, “angel, divine messenger”)

Related termsEdit

देवी (devī)

Proper nounEdit

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو‎)

A male given name, Dev, from Sanskrit

DeclensionEdit

Declension of देव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देव dev	देव dev
oblique	देव dev	देवों devõ
vocative	देव dev	देवो devo

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (dîv).

NounEdit

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو‎)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of देव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देव dev	देव dev
oblique	देव dev	देवों devõ
vocative	देव dev	देवो devo

ReferencesEdit

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “देव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “देव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “देव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dēvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old GujaratiEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

देव • (deva) m

god

PaliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

Alternative forms

deva (Latin script)
𑀤𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
দেৰ (Bengali script)
දෙව (Sinhalese script)
ဒေဝ or ၻေဝ (Burmese script)
เทว or เทวะ (Thai script)
ᨴᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
ເທວ or ເທວະ (Lao script)
ទេវ (Khmer script)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *daywás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (daēuua), Classical Persian ‎ (dēv), Latin deus, divus.

NounEdit

देव m

Devanagari script form of deva

DeclensionEdit

Declension table of "देव" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	देवो (devo)	देवा (devā)
Accusative (second)	देवं (devaṃ)	देवे (deve)
Instrumental (third)	देवेन (devena)	देवेहि (devehi) or देवेभि (devebhi)
Dative (fourth)	देवस्स (devassa) or देवाय (devāya) or देवत्थं (devatthaṃ)	देवानं (devānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	देवस्मा (devasmā) or देवम्हा (devamhā) or देवा (devā)	देवेहि (devehi) or देवेभि (devebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	देवस्स (devassa)	देवानं (devānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	देवस्मिं (devasmiṃ) or देवम्हि (devamhi) or देवे (deve)	देवेसु (devesu)
Vocative (calling)	देव (deva)	देवा (devā)

RajasthaniEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

देव (dev) ?

deity
god

Related termsEdit

देवरौ (devrau)

SanskritEdit

Alternative scriptsEdit

Alternative scripts

ᬤᬾᬯ (Balinese script)
দেৱ (Assamese script)
দেব (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰸𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
𑌦𑍇𑌵 (Grantha script)
દેવ (Gujarati script)
ꦢꦺꦮ (Javanese script)
ទេវ (Khmer script)
ದೇವ (Kannada script)
ເທວ (Lao script)
𑘟𑘹𑘪 (Modi script)
ဒေဝ (Burmese script)
𑐡𑐾𑐰 (Newa script)
ଦେଵ (Oriya script)
ꢣꢾꢮ (Saurashtra script)
𑆢𑆼𑆮 (Sharada script)
𑖟𑖸𑖪 (Siddham script)
దేవ (Telugu script)
เทว (Thai script)
དེཝ (Tibetan script)
𑒠𑒹𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *daywás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (daēuua), Classical Persian ‎ (dēv), Latin deus, divus.

PronunciationEdit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐj.ʋɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐ/

AdjectiveEdit

देव • (devá) (Vedic daivá)

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

NounEdit

देव • (devá) m (Vedic daivá)

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)
rarely also of evil demons (Atharvaveda, Taittiriya Samhita)
name of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain (Epics)
the image of a god, an idol (Vishnu-Smriti)
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)
name of the number 33 (Gaṇitādhyāya)
as a given name, Diminutive of देवदत्त (devadatta) (Panini 5.3.83)

DeclensionEdit

Masculine a-stem declension of देव (devá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देवः deváḥ	देवौ devaú	देवाः / देवासः¹ devā́ḥ / devā́saḥ¹
Vocative	देव déva	देवौ dévau	देवाः / देवासः¹ dévāḥ / dévāsaḥ¹
Accusative	देवम् devám	देवौ devaú	देवान् devā́n
Instrumental	देवेन devéna	देवाभ्याम् devā́bhyām	देवैः / देवेभिः¹ devaíḥ / devébhiḥ¹
Dative	देवाय devā́ya	देवाभ्याम् devā́bhyām	देवेभ्यः devébhyaḥ
Ablative	देवात् devā́t	देवाभ्याम् devā́bhyām	देवेभ्यः devébhyaḥ
Genitive	देवस्य devásya	देवयोः deváyoḥ	देवानाम् devā́nām
Locative	देवे devé	देवयोः deváyoḥ	देवेषु devéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

DescendantsEdit

→ Hindi: देव (dev)
→ Romani: Devel
→ Khmer: ទេវ (teevĕəʼ)
→ Malay: dewa
→ Malayalam: ദൈവം (daivaṃ)
→ Oriya: ଦେବ (debô)
→ Punjabi: ਦੇਵ (dev)
→ Rajasthani: देव (dev)
→ Tamil: தேவன் (tēvaṉ)
→ Telugu: దేవుడు (dēvuḍu)
→ Thai: เทพ (têep)

ReferencesEdit

Monier Williams (1899), “देव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 492.