Old Persian

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Iranian *daywáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Cognates include Sanskrit देव (deva), Latin deus, Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz (whence the first element in English Tuesday), Proto-Celtic *deiwos.

    Noun

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    𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /daiva/) m

    1. (Iranian mythology, Zoroastrianism) foreign god, false god

    Descendants

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    • Middle Persian:
      Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/, evil spirit, demon)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠDYA /⁠dēw⁠/, evil spirit, demon)
      • Classical Persian: دیوْ (dēw)
      • Middle Persian:
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dywwk' /⁠dēwōg⁠/, leech)
        • Classical Persian:
          • Iranian Persian: دیوک (divok, divak, leech)
    • Aramaic: דיוא (daywā)