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)
HindiEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (devá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو)
Usage notesEdit
The use of देव (dev) is generally restricted to compound words and proper names (रामदेव (rāmdev), हरदेव (hardev), etc.)
DeclensionEdit
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”)
- देवता (devtā)
Related termsEdit
- देवी (devī)
Proper nounEdit
देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو)
- A male given name, Dev, from Sanskrit
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Persian دیو (dîv).
NounEdit
देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling دیو)
DeclensionEdit
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
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “देव”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “dēvá (6523)”, 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 • (transliteration needed) m
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
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.
NounEdit
- Devanagari script form of deva
DeclensionEdit
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 |
RajasthaniEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (devá); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”)
NounEdit
देव (dev) ?
Related termsEdit
- देवरौ (devrau)
SanskritEdit
Alternative scriptsEdit
- 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)
- 𑐡𑐾𑐰 (Newa script)
- ଦେଵ (Oriya script)
- ꢣꢾꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆼𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖸𑖪 (Siddham script)
- దేవ (Telugu 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 (daēva), Classical Persian دیو (dēv), Latin deus, divus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
NounEdit
- 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) | |||
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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 |
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DescendantsEdit
- → Hindi: देव (dev)
- → Romani: Devel
- → Khmer: ទេវ (teivĕəʼ)
- → Malay: dewa
- → Malayalam: ദൈവം (daivaṃ)
- → Oriya: ଦେବ (debô)
- → 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.