ديو

See also: دیو

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic דיוא (daywā), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠/).

Noun

دِيُو • (diyū) m

1. daeva (a Zoroastrian demon spirit)

Declension

Declension of noun دِيُو (diyū)

singular	singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دِيُو diyū	الدِّيُو ad-diyū	دِيُو diyū
nominative	دِيُو diyū	الدِّيُو ad-diyū	دِيُو diyū
accusative	دِيُو diyū	الدِّيُو ad-diyū	دِيُو diyū
genitive	دِيُو diyū	الدِّيُو ad-diyū	دِيُو diyū

Related terms

• جِنّ (jinn, “jinn”)
• جَانّ (jānn, “jann”)
• نَسْنَاس (nasnās, “nasnas”)
• غُول (ḡūl, “ghoul”)

Descendants

• → Kazakh: дию (diü)