देव

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) m — Urdu spelling ديو

1. deity, god

   See देवता for more information.

Usage notesEdit

The use of देव is generally restricted to compound words and proper names (रामदेव, हरदेव, 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

• देव in Bahri, Hardev (1989), Learners' Hindi-English dictionary (Delhi: Rajpal & Sons)

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)

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

DescendantsEdit

• Hindi: देव
• Rajasthani: देव
• Tamil: தேவன் (tēvaṉ)
• Telugu: దేవుడు (dēvuḍu)

ReferencesEdit

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 492