देवता

See also: दैवता

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दैवता (daivtā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːʋ.t̪ɑː/, [d̪eːʋ.t̪äː]

Noun

देवता • (devtā) m (Urdu spelling دیوتا)

1. god

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान

2. deity

Declension

Declension of देवता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देवता devtā	देवते devte
oblique	देवते devte	देवतों devtõ
vocative	देवते devte	देवतो devto

Related terms

• देव (dev)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “देवता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• devatā (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• দেৰতা (Bengali script)
• දෙවතා (Sinhalese script)
• ဒေဝတာ or ၻေဝတႃ (Burmese script)
• เทวตา or เทวะตา (Thai script)
• ᨴᩮᩅᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເທວຕາ or ເທວະຕາ (Lao script)
• ទេវតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

देवता f

1. Devanagari script form of devatā

Declension

Declension table of "देवता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	देवता (devatā)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)
Accusative (second)	देवतं (devataṃ)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)
Instrumental (third)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवताहि (devatāhi) or देवताभि (devatābhi)
Dative (fourth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवतानं (devatānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवताहि (devatāhi) or देवताभि (devatābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवतानं (devatānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	देवताय (devatāya) or देवतायं (devatāyaṃ)	देवतासु (devatāsu)
Vocative (calling)	देवते (devate)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেৱতা (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬯᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• দেবতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေဝတာ (Burmese script)
• દેવતા (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਵਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇವತಾ (Kannada script)
• ទេវតា (Khmer script)
• ເທວຕາ (Lao script)
• ദേവതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᠸᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵତା (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• දෙවතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• தே³வதா (Tamil script)
• దేవతా (Telugu script)
• เทวตา (Thai script)
• དེ་ཝ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of देव (devá, “deity”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ́.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

देवता • (devátā) stem, f

1. godhead, divinity
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.98.1:

     बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑म्इहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
     आ॒दि॒त्यैर्वा॒ यद्वसु॑भिर्म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स प॒र्जन्यं॒ शंत॑नवे वृषाय॥

     bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
     ādityaírvā yádvásubhirmarútvāntsá parjányaṃ śáṃtanave vṛṣāya.

     Go, Bṛhaspati, on my behalf to the gods, whether you are Mitra, or Varuṇa, or Pūṣan, or associated with the Ādityas, the Vasus, or the Maruts-- do you cause Parjanya to send down rain for Śantanu.

2. image of a deity, idol
3. an organ of sense

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of देवता (devátā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देवता devátā	देवते deváte	देवताः devátāḥ
Vocative	देवते dévate	देवते dévate	देवताः dévatāḥ
Accusative	देवताम् devátām	देवते deváte	देवताः devátāḥ
Instrumental	देवतया / देवता¹ devátayā / devátā¹	देवताभ्याम् devátābhyām	देवताभिः devátābhiḥ
Dative	देवतायै devátāyai	देवताभ्याम् devátābhyām	देवताभ्यः devátābhyaḥ
Ablative	देवतायाः / देवतायै² devátāyāḥ / devátāyai²	देवताभ्याम् devátābhyām	देवताभ्यः devátābhyaḥ
Genitive	देवतायाः / देवतायै² devátāyāḥ / devátāyai²	देवतयोः devátayoḥ	देवतानाम् devátānām
Locative	देवतायाम् devátāyām	देवतयोः devátayoḥ	देवतासु devátāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Bengali: দেবতা (debota)
• → Hindi: देवता (devtā)
• → Khmer: ទេវតា (teivĕəʼtaa)
• → Lao: ເທວດາ (thē wa dā)
• → Malay: dewata
• → Proto-Visayan: *diwata
  • Cebuano: diwata, divata, diuata — obsolete
    • → English: diwata
    • → Tagalog: diwata
  • Hiligaynon: diwata
• → Punjabi: ਦੇਵਤਾ (devtā)
• → Tamil: தேவதை (tēvatai)
• → Thai: เทวดา (tee-wá-daa)
• → Toba Batak: ᯑᯩᯅᯖ (debata)

References

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