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”); cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 ‎(daēva), Persian دیو ‎(dēv), and Latin deus, divus. See daeva for more.

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 ‎(dev-kanyā, “nymph, celestial maiden”)
• देवकार्य ‎(dev-kārya, “religious rite for propitiating a deity”)
• देवकुल ‎(dev-kul, “pantheon”)
• देवगृह ‎(dev-gŕh, “temple, abode of a deity”)
• देवत्रिय ‎(dev-triya, “the Holy Trinity of Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva”)
• देवदूत ‎(dev-dūt, “angel, divine messenger”)

ReferencesEdit

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

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RajasthaniEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

देव ‎(dev) ?

1. deity
2. god

Related termsEdit

• देवरौ ‎(devrau)

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SanskritEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *devá-, 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
• Rajasthani: देव
• Tamil: தேவன் ‎(tēvaṉ)
• Telugu: దేవుడు ‎(dēvuḍu)

ReferencesEdit

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 492