देवता

See also: दैवता

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दैवता (daivtā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːʋ.t̪ɑː/, [d̪eːʋ.t̪äː]

Noun

देवता • (devtā) m (Urdu spelling دیوتا)

1. god

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान

2. deity

Declension

Declension of देवता (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देवता devtā	देवता devtā
oblique	देवता devtā	देवताओं devtāõ
vocative	देवता devtā	देवताओ devtāo

Related terms

• देव (dev)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “देवता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• devatā (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• দেৰতা (Bengali script)
• දෙවතා (Sinhalese script)
• ဒေဝတာ or ၻေဝတႃ (Burmese script)
• เทวตา or เทวะตา (Thai script)
• ᨴᩮᩅᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເທວຕາ or ເທວະຕາ (Lao script)
• ទេវតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

देवता f

1. Devanagari script form of devatā

Declension

Declension table of "देवता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	देवता (devatā)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)
Accusative (second)	देवतं (devataṃ)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)
Instrumental (third)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवताहि (devatāhi) or देवताभि (devatābhi)
Dative (fourth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवतानं (devatānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवताहि (devatāhi) or देवताभि (devatābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवतानं (devatānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	देवताय (devatāya) or देवतायं (devatāyaṃ)	देवतासु (devatāsu)
Vocative (calling)	देवते (devate)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেৱতা (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬯᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• দেবতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေဝတာ (Burmese script)
• દેવતા (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਵਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇವತಾ (Kannada script)
• ទេវតា (Khmer script)
• ເທວຕາ (Lao script)
• ദേവതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᠸᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵତା (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• දෙවතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• தே³வதா (Tamil script)
• దేవతా (Telugu script)
• เทวตา (Thai script)
• དེ་ཝ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of देव (devá, “deity”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ́.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

देवता • (devátā) stem, f

1. godhead, divinity
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.98.1:

     बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑म्इहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
     आ॒दि॒त्यैर्वा॒ यद्वसु॑भिर्म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स प॒र्जन्यं॒ शंत॑नवे वृषाय॥

     bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
     ādityaírvā yádvásubhirmarútvāntsá parjányaṃ śáṃtanave vṛṣāya.

     Go, Bṛhaspati, on my behalf to the gods, whether you are Mitra, or Varuṇa, or Pūṣan, or associated with the Ādityas, the Vasus, or the Maruts-- do you cause Parjanya to send down rain for Śantanu.

2. image of a deity, idol
3. an organ of sense

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of देवता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देवता (devátā)	देवते (deváte)	देवताः (devátāḥ)
accusative	देवताम् (devátām)	देवते (deváte)	देवताः (devátāḥ)
instrumental	देवतया (devátayā) देवता¹ (devátā¹)	देवताभ्याम् (devátābhyām)	देवताभिः (devátābhiḥ)
dative	देवतायै (devátāyai)	देवताभ्याम् (devátābhyām)	देवताभ्यः (devátābhyaḥ)
ablative	देवतायाः (devátāyāḥ) देवतायै² (devátāyai²)	देवताभ्याम् (devátābhyām)	देवताभ्यः (devátābhyaḥ)
genitive	देवतायाः (devátāyāḥ) देवतायै² (devátāyai²)	देवतयोः (devátayoḥ)	देवतानाम् (devátānām)
locative	देवतायाम् (devátāyām)	देवतयोः (devátayoḥ)	देवतासु (devátāsu)
vocative	देवते (dévate)	देवते (dévate)	देवताः (dévatāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Bengali: দেবতা (debota)
• → Hindi: देवता (devtā)
• → Khmer: ទេវតា (teivĕəʼtaa)
• → Lao: ເທວດາ (th dā)
• → Malay: dewata
  • Indonesian: dewata
  • → Cebuano: diwata, divata, diuata — obsolete
    • → English: diwata
    • → Tagalog: diwata
  • → Hiligaynon: diwata
• → Punjabi: ਦੇਵਤਾ (devtā)
• → Tamil: தேவதை (tēvatai)
• → Thai: เทวดา (tee-wá-daa)
• → Toba Batak: ᯑᯩᯅᯖ (debata)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “देवता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 495, column 3.