महादेव

Hindi

महादेव

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महादेव (mahādeva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.d̪eːʋ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.d̪eːʋ]

Proper noun

महादेव • (mahādev) m

1. Shiva

   हर हर महादेव! ― har har mahādev! ― Hail Shiva!

Declension

Declension of महादेव (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	महादेव mahādev
oblique	महादेव mahādev
vocative	महादेव mahādev

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহাদেৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬤᬾᬯ (Balinese script)
• মহাদেব (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰟𑰸𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀤𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာဒေဝ (Burmese script)
• મહાદેવ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਦੇਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦢꦺꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂠𑂵𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾದೇವ (Kannada script)
• មហាទេវ (Khmer script)
• ມຫາເທວ (Lao script)
• മഹാദേവ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᡝᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘟𑘹𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᢑᠧᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑦿𑧚𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐡𑐾𑐰 (Newa script)
• ମହାଦେଵ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢣꢾꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆢𑆼𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖟𑖸𑖪 (Siddham script)
• මහාදෙව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩭𑩔𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚛𑚲𑚦 (Takri script)
• மஹாதே³வ (Tamil script)
• మహాదేవ (Telugu script)
• มหาเทว (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་དེ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒠𑒹𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨛𑨄𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From महा (mahā, “great”) +‎ देव (deva, “god”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.dɐj.ʋɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑːˈd̪eː.ʋɐ/

Proper noun

महादेव • (mahādevá) stem, m

1. an epithet of Shiva

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महादेव (mahādevá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महादेवः mahādeváḥ	महादेवौ / महादेवा¹ mahādevaú / mahādevā́¹	महादेवाः / महादेवासः¹ mahādevā́ḥ / mahādevā́saḥ¹
Vocative	महादेव máhādeva	महादेवौ / महादेवा¹ máhādevau / máhādevā¹	महादेवाः / महादेवासः¹ máhādevāḥ / máhādevāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महादेवम् mahādevám	महादेवौ / महादेवा¹ mahādevaú / mahādevā́¹	महादेवान् mahādevā́n
Instrumental	महादेवेन mahādevéna	महादेवाभ्याम् mahādevā́bhyām	महादेवैः / महादेवेभिः¹ mahādevaíḥ / mahādevébhiḥ¹
Dative	महादेवाय mahādevā́ya	महादेवाभ्याम् mahādevā́bhyām	महादेवेभ्यः mahādevébhyaḥ
Ablative	महादेवात् mahādevā́t	महादेवाभ्याम् mahādevā́bhyām	महादेवेभ्यः mahādevébhyaḥ
Genitive	महादेवस्य mahādevásya	महादेवयोः mahādeváyoḥ	महादेवानाम् mahādevā́nām
Locative	महादेवे mahādevé	महादेवयोः mahādeváyoḥ	महादेवेषु mahādevéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Bengali: মহাদেব (mohadeb)
• Gujarati: મહાદેવ (mahādev)
• Hindi: महादेव (mahādev)
• Kannada: ಮಹಾದೇವ (mahādēva)
• Malayalam: മഹാദേവ (mahādēva)
• Tamil: மகாதேவன் (makātēvaṉ)