देवी

See also: देव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (devī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋiː/

Noun

देवी • (devī) f (masculine देव, Urdu spelling دیوی)

1. female deity, goddess

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान

2. lady

Declension

Declension of देवी (fem ī-stem)

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

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देवी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “देवी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (devī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪e.ʋi/, [d̪e.ʋiː]

Noun

देवी • (devī) f

1. goddess, female deity

Declension

Declension of देवी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	देवी devī
direct plural	देव्या devyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	देवी devī		देव्या devyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	देवी devī		देव्यां- devyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	देवीला devīlā		देव्यांना devyānnā
ergative	देवीने, देवीनं devīne, devīna		देव्यांनी devyānnī
instrumental	देवीशी devīśī		देव्यांशी devyānśī
locative सप्तमी	देवीत devīt		देव्यांत devyāt
vocative संबोधन	देवी devī		देव्यांनो devyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of देवी (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	देवीचा devīċā	देवीचे devīċe	देवीची devīcī	देवीच्या devīcā	देवीचे, देवीचं devīċe, devīċa	देवीची devīcī	देवीच्या devīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	देव्यांचा devyānċā	देव्यांचे devyānċe	देव्यांची devyāñcī	देव्यांच्या devyāncā	देव्यांचे, देव्यांचं devyānċe, devyānċa	देव्यांची devyāñcī	देव्यांच्या devyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “देवी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “देवी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “देवी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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)
• 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄩 (Chakma 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)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেৱী (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬯᬷ (Balinese script)
• দেবী (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေဝီ (Burmese script)
• દેવી (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਵੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇವೀ (Kannada script)
• ទេវី (Khmer script)
• ເທວີ (Lao script)
• ദേവീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᠸᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵୀ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖱 (Siddham script)
• දෙවී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚯 (Takri script)
• தே³வீ (Tamil script)
• దేవీ (Telugu script)
• เทวี (Thai script)
• དེ་ཝཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *daywiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywiH, from Proto-Indo-European *déywih₂ (“goddess”). Equivalent to देव (deva) +‎ -ई (-ī). Cognate with Lithuanian deivė, Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬍 (daēuuī, “female Daeva”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

देवी • (devī́) stem, f

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

     प्रा॒तर्दे॒वीम् अदि॑तिं जोहवीमि म॒ध्यंदि॑न॒ उदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य।
     रा॒ये मि॑त्रावरुणा स॒र्वता॒तेळे॑ तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय॒ शं योः॥

     prātárdevī́m áditiṃ johavīmi madhyáṃdina úditā sū́ryasya.
     rāyé mitrāvaruṇā sarvátātéḷe tokā́ya tánayāya śáṃ yóḥ.

     I invoke the goddess Aditi at dawn, and at mid-day, when the sun is high; I worship you, Mitra and Varuṇa, at all seasons, for the sake of riches, for sons and grandsons, for prosperity and happiness.

Declension

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 / dévī¹	देव्यः / देवीः¹ dévyaḥ / dévīḥ¹
Accusative	देवीम् devī́m	देव्यौ / देवी¹ devyaù / devī́¹	देवीः devī́ḥ
Instrumental	देव्या devyā́	देवीभ्याम् devī́bhyām	देवीभिः devī́bhiḥ
Dative	देव्यै devyaí	देवीभ्याम् devī́bhyām	देवीभ्यः devī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	देव्याः / देव्यै² devyā́ḥ / devyaí²	देवीभ्याम् devī́bhyām	देवीभ्यः devī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	देव्याः / देव्यै² devyā́ḥ / devyaí²	देव्योः devyóḥ	देवीनाम् devī́nām
Locative	देव्याम् devyā́m	देव्योः devyóḥ	देवीषु devī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
  • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
    • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
      • Bengali: দেবী (debi)
      • Assamese: দেৱী (dewi)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
      • → Old Marathi: 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (devī)
        • Marathi: देवी (devī)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: देवी (devī)
        • Urdu: دیوی (devī)
    • Khasa Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
      • Nepali: देवी (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
• → Kannada: ದೇವಿ (dēvi)
• Malay:

  Latin script: dewi

  Malay: ديوي

• → Telugu: దేవి (dēvi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “देवी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 496, column 1.