देव

See also: देवृ, दैव, and द्व

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Awadhi

Etymology

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

Noun

देव (dev) (plural देवन)

1. deity, god, deva
   • Tulsidas, संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक

     देवन आनि करी बिनती

     devan āni karī bintī

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Hindi

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eːʋ/

Noun

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو‎)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) deity, god, deva

   Synonyms: देवता (devtā), भगवान (bhagvān)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of देव
	Singular	Plural
Direct	देव (dev)	देव (dev)
Oblique	देव (dev)	देवों (devõ)
Vocative	देव (dev)	देवो (devo)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 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”)
• देवता (devtā)

Related terms

• देवी (devī)

Proper noun

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو‎)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Dev

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian دیو‎ (div) and also Sanskrit देव (deva, “god and, rarely, demon”).

Noun

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو‎)

1. demon
2. jinn, genie
3. giant

References

• 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
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dēvá (6523)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Old Gujarati

Etymology

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

Noun

देव (transliteration needed) m

1. god

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• deva (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• দেৱ (Bengali script)
• දෙව (Sinhalese script)
• ဒေဝ (Burmese script)
• เทว (Thai script)
• ᨴᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ទេវ (Khmer script)

Etymology

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

Noun

1. Devanagari script form of deva

Declension

Declension table of "देव" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	देवो	देवा
Accusative (second)	देवं	देवे
Instrumental (third)	देवेन	देवेहि or देवेभि
Dative (fourth)	देवस्स or देवाय or देवत्थं	देवानं
Ablative (fifth)	देवस्मा or देवम्हा or देवा	देवेहि or देवेभि
Genitive (sixth)	देवस्स	देवानं
Locative (seventh)	देवस्मिं or देवम्हि or देवे	देवेसु
Vocative (calling)	देव	देवा

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Rajasthani

Etymology

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

Noun

देव (dev) ?

1. deity
2. god

Related terms

• देवरौ (devrau)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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)
• ದೇವ (Kannada script)
• ဒေဝ (Burmese script)
• ଦେଵ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢾꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪 (Siddham script)
• དེཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

देव • (devá) (Vedic daivá)

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

Noun

देव • (devá) m (Vedic daivá)

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)

Declension

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

Descendants

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

References

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