देवी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (dévī, devī́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋiː/

Noun

देवी • (devī) f

1. female deity, goddess

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European *déywih₂‎.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐ́j.ʋiː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋiː/

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐj.ʋíː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋiː/

Noun

देवी • (dévī, devī́) f

1. female deity, goddess

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of देवी (dévī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देवी dévī	देव्यौ / देवी¹ dévyau / dévī¹	देव्यः / देवीः¹ dévyaḥ / dévīḥ¹
Vocative	देवि dévi	देव्यौ / देवी¹ dévyau / dévī¹	देव्यः / देवीः¹ dévyaḥ / dévīḥ¹
Accusative	देवीम् dévīm	देव्यौ / देवी¹ dévyau / dévī¹	देवीः dévīḥ
Instrumental	देव्या dévyā	देवीभ्याम् dévībhyām	देवीभिः dévībhiḥ
Dative	देव्यै dévyai	देवीभ्याम् dévībhyām	देवीभ्यः dévībhyaḥ
Ablative	देव्याः dévyāḥ	देवीभ्याम् dévībhyām	देवीभ्यः dévībhyaḥ
Genitive	देव्याः dévyāḥ	देव्योः dévyoḥ	देवीनाम् dévīnām
Locative	देव्याम् dévyām	देव्योः dévyoḥ	देवीषु dévīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of देवी (devī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देवी devī́	देव्यौ / देवी¹ devyaù / devī́¹	देव्यः / देवीः¹ devyàḥ / devī́ḥ¹
Vocative	देवि dévi	देव्यौ / देवी¹ dévyau / devī́¹	देव्यः / देवीः¹ dévyaḥ / dévīḥ¹
Accusative	देवीम् devī́m	देव्यौ / देवी¹ devyaù / devī́¹	देवीः devī́ḥ
Instrumental	देव्या devyā̀	देवीभ्याम् devī́bhyām	देवीभिः devī́bhiḥ
Dative	देव्यै devyaì	देवीभ्याम् devī́bhyām	देवीभ्यः devī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	देव्याः devyā̀ḥ	देवीभ्याम् devī́bhyām	देवीभ्यः devī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	देव्याः devyā̀ḥ	देव्योः devyòḥ	देवीनाम् devī́nām
Locative	देव्याम् devyā̀m	देव्योः devyòḥ	देवीषु devī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic