देव

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Awadhi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (devá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (angel, the celestial one).

Noun[edit]

देव (dev) (plural देवन)

  1. deity, god, deva
    • Tulsidas, संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक :
      देवन आनि करी बिनती
      devan āni karī bintī

Hindi[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god, the celestial one).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪eːʋ/

Noun[edit]

देव (devm (Urdu spelling دیو)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) deity, god, deva
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान
Usage notes[edit]

The use of देव (dev) is generally restricted to compound words and proper names (रामदेव (rāmdev), हरदेव (hardev), etc.)

Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

देव (devm (Urdu spelling دیو)

  1. a male given name, Dev, from Sanskrit
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیو (dēw).

Noun[edit]

देव (devm (Urdu spelling دیو)

  1. demon
  2. jinn, genie
  3. giant
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

Konkani[edit]

Noun[edit]

देव (devm (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

  1. god, deity

Marathi[edit]

Marathi Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia mr

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god, the celestial one).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

देव (devm

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) deity, god, deva

Declension[edit]

Declension of देव (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
देव
dev
direct
plural
देव
dev
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
देव
dev
देव
dev
oblique
सामान्यरूप
देवा
devā
देवां-
devān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
देवाला
devālā
देवांना
devānnā
ergative देवाने, देवानं
devāne, devāna
देवांनी
devānnī
instrumental देवाशी
devāśī
देवांशी
devānśī
locative
सप्तमी
देवात
devāt
देवांत
devāt
vocative
संबोधन
देवा
devā
देवांनो
devānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of देव (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
देवाचा
devāċā
देवाचे
devāċe
देवाची
devācī
देवाच्या
devācā
देवाचे, देवाचं
devāċe, devāċa
देवाची
devācī
देवाच्या
devācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
देवांचा
devānċā
देवांचे
devānċe
देवांची
devāñcī
देवांच्या
devāncā
देवांचे, देवांचं
devānċe, devānċa
देवांची
devāñcī
देवांच्या
devāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Related terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

देव (devm

  1. a male given name, Dev, from Sanskrit

References[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “देव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “देव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “देव”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Old Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (devá); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god, the celestial one).

Noun[edit]

देव (devam

  1. god

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *daywás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god, the celestial one). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua), Classical Persian دیو (dēv), Latin deus, divus.

Noun[edit]

देव m

  1. Devanagari script form of deva

Declension[edit]

Rajasthani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva).

Noun[edit]

देव (dev?

  1. deity
  2. god

Related terms[edit]

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *daywás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god, the celestial one). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua), Classical Persian دیو (dēv), Latin deus, divus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

देव (devá) stem (Vedic daivá)

  1. heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things of high excellence (Rigvedic)

Noun[edit]

देव (devá) stemm (Vedic daivá)

  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 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)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.90.7:
      तं य॒ज्ञं ब॒र्हिषि॒ प्रौक्ष॒न्पुरु॑षं जा॒तम॑ग्र॒तः।
      तेन॑ दे॒वा अ॑यजन्त सा॒ध्या ऋष॑यश्च॒ ये॥
      táṃ yajñáṃ barhíṣi praúkṣanpúruṣaṃ jātámagratáḥ.
      téna devā́ ayajanta sādhyā́ ṛ́ṣayaśca yé.
      They immolated as the victim upon the sacred grass Puruṣa, born before creation; with him the deities who were Sādhyas and those who were Ṛṣis sacrificed.
  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)

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of देव (devá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवः
deváḥ
देवौ / देवा¹
devaú / devā́¹
देवाः / देवासः¹
devā́ḥ / devā́saḥ¹
Vocative देव
déva
देवौ / देवा¹
dévau / dévā¹
देवाः / देवासः¹
dévāḥ / dévāsaḥ¹
Accusative देवम्
devám
देवौ / देवा¹
devaú / devā́¹
देवान्
devā́n
Instrumental देवेन
devéna
देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām
देवैः / देवेभिः¹
devaíḥ / devébhiḥ¹
Dative देवाय
devā́ya
देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām
देवेभ्यः
devébhyaḥ
Ablative देवात्
devā́t
देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām
देवेभ्यः
devébhyaḥ
Genitive देवस्य
devásya
देवयोः
deváyoḥ
देवानाम्
devā́nām
Locative देवे
devé
देवयोः
deváyoḥ
देवेषु
devéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ī-stem declension of देवी (devī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवी
devī
देव्यौ / देवी¹
devyau / devī¹
देव्यः / देवीः¹
devyaḥ / devīḥ¹
Vocative देवि
devi
देव्यौ / देवी¹
devyau / devī¹
देव्यः / देवीः¹
devyaḥ / devīḥ¹
Accusative देवीम्
devīm
देव्यौ / देवी¹
devyau / devī¹
देवीः
devīḥ
Instrumental देव्या
devyā
देवीभ्याम्
devībhyām
देवीभिः
devībhiḥ
Dative देव्यै
devyai
देवीभ्याम्
devībhyām
देवीभ्यः
devībhyaḥ
Ablative देव्याः
devyāḥ
देवीभ्याम्
devībhyām
देवीभ्यः
devībhyaḥ
Genitive देव्याः
devyāḥ
देव्योः
devyoḥ
देवीनाम्
devīnām
Locative देव्याम्
devyām
देव्योः
devyoḥ
देवीषु
devīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of देव (devá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवम्
devám
देवे
devé
देवानि / देवा¹
devā́ni / devā́¹
Vocative देव
déva
देवे
déve
देवानि / देवा¹
dévāni / dévā¹
Accusative देवम्
devám
देवे
devé
देवानि / देवा¹
devā́ni / devā́¹
Instrumental देवेन
devéna
देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām
देवैः / देवेभिः¹
devaíḥ / devébhiḥ¹
Dative देवाय
devā́ya
देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām
देवेभ्यः
devébhyaḥ
Ablative देवात्
devā́t
देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām
देवेभ्यः
devébhyaḥ
Genitive देवस्य
devásya
देवयोः
deváyoḥ
देवानाम्
devā́nām
Locative देवे
devé
देवयोः
deváyoḥ
देवेषु
devéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Pali: deva (see there for further descendants)
Borrowings

References[edit]


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