देवन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *daHiwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“brother-in-law, husband's brother”). Cognate with Latin levir (“brother-in-law, husband’s brother”), Ancient Greek δᾱήρ (dāḗr, “brother-in-law, husband’s brother”), Old English tācor (“brother-in-law, husband’s brother”), Russian де́верь (déverʹ, “brother-in-law, husband’s brother”), Lithuanian dieveris (“brother-in-law, husband’s brother”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ́n/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐn̪/

Noun

देवन् • (deván) stem, m

1. woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of देवन् (deván)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देवा devā́	देवानौ / देवाना¹ devā́nau / devā́nā¹	देवानः devā́naḥ
Vocative	देवन् dévan	देवानौ / देवाना¹ dévānau / dévānā¹	देवानः dévānaḥ
Accusative	देवानम् devā́nam	देवानौ / देवाना¹ devā́nau / devā́nā¹	देव्नः devnáḥ
Instrumental	देव्ना devnā́	देवभ्याम् devábhyām	देवभिः devábhiḥ
Dative	देव्ने devné	देवभ्याम् devábhyām	देवभ्यः devábhyaḥ
Ablative	देव्नः devnáḥ	देवभ्याम् devábhyām	देवभ्यः devábhyaḥ
Genitive	देव्नः devnáḥ	देव्नोः devnóḥ	देव्नाम् devnā́m
Locative	देव्नि / देवनि / देवन्¹ devní / deváni / deván¹	देव्नोः devnóḥ	देवसु devásu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• देवर (devará)
• देवृ (devṛ́).

References

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