देवी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (dévī, devī́).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋiː/

Noun

देवी • (devī) f

1. female deity, goddess

Declension

Declension of देवी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देवी devī	देवियाँ deviyā̃
oblique	देवी devī	देवियों deviyõ
vocative	देवी devī	देवियो deviyo

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• devī (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• দেৰী (Bengali script)
• දෙවී (Sinhalese script)
• ဒေဝီ or ဒေဝဳ or ၻေဝီ (Burmese script)
• เทวี (Thai script)
• ᨴᩮᩅᩦ (Tai Tham script)
• ເທວີ (Lao script)
• ទេវី (Khmer script)

Noun

देवी f

1. Devanagari script form of devī (“goddess, queen”)

Declension

Declension table of "देवी" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	देवी (devī)	देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī)
Accusative (second)	देविं (deviṃ) or देवियं (deviyaṃ)	देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī)
Instrumental (third)	देविया (deviyā)	देवीहि (devīhi) or देवीभि (devībhi)
Dative (fourth)	देविया (deviyā)	देवीनं (devīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	देविया (deviyā)	देवीहि (devīhi) or देवीभि (devībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	देविया (deviyā)	देवीनं (devīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	देविया (deviyā) or देवियं (deviyaṃ)	देवीसु (devīsu)
Vocative (calling)	देवि (devi)	देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬾᬯᬷ (Balinese script)
• দেৱী (Assamese script)
• দেবী (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 (Grantha script)
• દેવી (Gujarati script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦷ (Javanese script)
• ទេវី (Khmer script)
• ದೇವೀ (Kannada script)
• ເທວີ (Lao script)
• ദേവീ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (Modi script)
• ဒေဝီ (Burmese script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵୀ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖱 (Siddham script)
• దేవీ (Telugu script)
• เทวี (Thai script)
• དེཝཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒲 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *déywih₂ (“goddess”). Cognate with Lithuanian deivė, Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬍‎ (daēuuī, “female Daeva”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́j.ʋiː/, /dɐj.ʋíː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋiː/

Noun

देवी • (dévī or devī́) f

1. female deity, goddess
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.69.3:

     प्रातर्देवीम्अदितिं जोहवीमि मध्यंदिन उदिता सूर्यस्य ।

     prātardevīmaditiṃ johavīmi madhyaṃdina uditā sūryasya .

     I call on Aditi the Goddess at dawn, at noon and when the Sun is setting.

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

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
• Pali: devī
  • → Burmese: ဒေဝီ (dewi) (learned)
  • → Khmer: ទេពី (teipii), ទេវី (teivii) (learned)
  • → Lao: ເທວີ (thē wī) (learned)
  • → Thai: เทวี (tee-wii) (learned)
• → English: Devi
• → Hindi: देवी (devī)
• → Kannada: ದೇವಿ (dēvi)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (devī)
• → Malay: dewi / ديوي‎
• → Telugu: దేవి (dēvi)