𐫅𐫏𐫇

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• (Arameogram) [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠDYA)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *deywós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás

Proto-Iranian *daywáh

Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/)

Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇

Inherited from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/).

Noun

𐫅𐫏𐫇 • (dyw /dēw⁠/)

1. evil sprit, demon

Derived terms

• [Book Pahlavi needed] (dywwk' /⁠⁠dēwōg⁠/, “leech”)
• [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠDYAyh /⁠dēwīh⁠/, “pertaining to demons”)

Descendants

• Classical Persian: دیوْ (dēw, “demon”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Dari: دیوْ (dēw)
  • Iranian Persian: دیوْ (div)
    • → English: div
  • Tajik: дев (dev)