देव

See also: देवृ, दैव, and द्व

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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)

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

     देवन आनि करी बिनती

     devan āni karī bintī

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HindiEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /d̪eːʋ/

NounEdit

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling ديو‎)

1. (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
	Singular	Plural
Direct	देव (dev)	देव (dev)
Oblique	देव (dev)	देवों (devõ)
Vocative	देव (dev)	देवो (devo)

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from देव (dev)

• 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 termsEdit

• देवी (devī)

Proper nounEdit

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling ديو‎)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Dev

ReferencesEdit

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

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Old GujaratiEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (devá); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, 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-Iranian *daywás, 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-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.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐ/

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐj.ʋɐ́/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐ/

AdjectiveEdit

देव • (devá)

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

ReferencesEdit

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 492