दैव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दैव (daíva, daivá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɛːʋ/

Noun

दैव • (daiv) m (Urdu spelling دیو)

1. deity
2. god
3. celestial being

Declension

Declension of दैव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दैव daiv	दैव daiv
oblique	दैव daiv	दैवों daivõ
vocative	दैव daiv	दैवो daivo

See also

• देव (dev)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दैव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दैव (daíva, daivá).

Noun

दैव • (daiv) n

1. fate, luck, destiny, fortune

See also

• देव (dev)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दैव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दैव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “दैव”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দৈৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬿᬯ (Balinese script)
• দৈব (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰹𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁃𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ဒဲဝ (Burmese script)
• દૈવ (Gujarati script)
• ਦੈਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍈𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦻꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂶𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ದೈವ (Kannada script)
• ទៃវ (Khmer script)
• ໄທວ (Lao script)
• ദൈവ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠠᡳᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘺𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠧᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧛𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐿𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଦୈଵ (Odia script)
• ꢣꣀꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆽𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖹𑖪 (Siddham script)
• දෛව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩗𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚳𑚦 (Takri script)
• தை³வ (Tamil script)
• దైవ (Telugu script)
• ไทว (Thai script)
• དཻ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒻𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨇𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of देव (devá).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑ́ːj.ʋɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑj.ʋɐ/

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑːj.ʋɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑj.ʋɐ/

Adjective

दैव • (daíva, daivá) stem

1. belonging to or coming from the gods, divine, celestial
2. sacred to the gods
3. royal
4. depending on fate, fatal

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दैव (daiva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दैवः daivaḥ	दैवौ / दैवा¹ daivau / daivā¹	दैवाः / दैवासः¹ daivāḥ / daivāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दैव daiva	दैवौ / दैवा¹ daivau / daivā¹	दैवाः / दैवासः¹ daivāḥ / daivāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दैवम् daivam	दैवौ / दैवा¹ daivau / daivā¹	दैवान् daivān
Instrumental	दैवेन daivena	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवैः / दैवेभिः¹ daivaiḥ / daivebhiḥ¹
Dative	दैवाय daivāya	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवेभ्यः daivebhyaḥ
Ablative	दैवात् daivāt	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवेभ्यः daivebhyaḥ
Genitive	दैवस्य daivasya	दैवयोः daivayoḥ	दैवानाम् daivānām
Locative	दैवे daive	दैवयोः daivayoḥ	दैवेषु daiveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दैवा (daivā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दैवा daivā	दैवे daive	दैवाः daivāḥ
Vocative	दैवे daive	दैवे daive	दैवाः daivāḥ
Accusative	दैवाम् daivām	दैवे daive	दैवाः daivāḥ
Instrumental	दैवया / दैवा¹ daivayā / daivā¹	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवाभिः daivābhiḥ
Dative	दैवायै daivāyai	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवाभ्यः daivābhyaḥ
Ablative	दैवायाः / दैवायै² daivāyāḥ / daivāyai²	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवाभ्यः daivābhyaḥ
Genitive	दैवायाः / दैवायै² daivāyāḥ / daivāyai²	दैवयोः daivayoḥ	दैवानाम् daivānām
Locative	दैवायाम् daivāyām	दैवयोः daivayoḥ	दैवासु daivāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दैव (daiva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दैवम् daivam	दैवे daive	दैवानि / दैवा¹ daivāni / daivā¹
Vocative	दैव daiva	दैवे daive	दैवानि / दैवा¹ daivāni / daivā¹
Accusative	दैवम् daivam	दैवे daive	दैवानि / दैवा¹ daivāni / daivā¹
Instrumental	दैवेन daivena	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवैः / दैवेभिः¹ daivaiḥ / daivebhiḥ¹
Dative	दैवाय daivāya	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवेभ्यः daivebhyaḥ
Ablative	दैवात् daivāt	दैवाभ्याम् daivābhyām	दैवेभ्यः daivebhyaḥ
Genitive	दैवस्य daivasya	दैवयोः daivayoḥ	दैवानाम् daivānām
Locative	दैवे daive	दैवयोः daivayoḥ	दैवेषु daiveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Assamese: দৈব (doibo)
• → Bengali: দৈব (dōib)
• → Gujarati: દૈવ (daiv)
• → Hindi: दैव (daiv)
• → Kannada: ದೈವ (daiva)
• → Malayalam: ദൈവം (daivaṁ)
• → Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: दैव (daiva)

  Modi script: 𑘟𑘺𑘪 (daiva)

  • → Marathi: दैव (daiv)
• → Telugu: దైవ (daiva)
  • ⇒ Telugu: దైవము (daivamu)

References

• “दै॑व or दैव॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 239, column 1.
• Monier Williams (1899) “दैव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 497, column 2.