देवता

See also: दैवता

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दैवता (daivtā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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 forms

• 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

देव (devá) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

देवता • (devátā) stem, f

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

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of देवता (devatā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देवता devatā	देवते devate	देवताः devatāḥ
Vocative	देवते devate	देवते devate	देवताः devatāḥ
Accusative	देवताम् devatām	देवते devate	देवताः devatāḥ
Instrumental	देवतया / देवता¹ devatayā / devatā¹	देवताभ्याम् devatābhyām	देवताभिः devatābhiḥ
Dative	देवतायै devatāyai	देवताभ्याम् devatābhyām	देवताभ्यः devatābhyaḥ
Ablative	देवतायाः / देवतायै² devatāyāḥ / devatāyai²	देवताभ्याम् devatābhyām	देवताभ्यः devatābhyaḥ
Genitive	देवतायाः / देवतायै² devatāyāḥ / devatāyai²	देवतयोः devatayoḥ	देवतानाम् devatānām
Locative	देवतायाम् devatāyām	देवतयोः devatayoḥ	देवतासु devatāsu
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
    • → English: diwata
    • → Tagalog: diwata
  • Hiligaynon: diwata
• → Punjabi: ਦੇਵਤਾ (devtā)
• → Tamil: தேவதை (tēvatai)
• → Thai: เทวดา (tee-wá-daa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “देवता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 493.