देव

Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (devá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”)

Noun

देव (dev) (plural देवन)

  1. deity, god, deva
    • Tulsidas, संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक
      देवन आनि करी बिनती
      devan āni karī bintī

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (devá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪eːʋ/

Noun

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling ديو‎)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) deity, god, deva
    Synonyms: देवता (devtā), भगवान (bhagvān)

Usage notes

The use of देव (dev) is generally restricted to compound words and proper names (रामदेव (rāmdev), हरदेव (hardev), etc.)

Declension

Declension of देव
Singular Plural
Direct देव (dev) देव (dev)
Oblique देव (dev) देवों (devõ)
Vocative देव (dev) देवो (devo)

Derived terms

Proper noun

देव • (dev) m (Urdu spelling ديو‎)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Dev.

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “देव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (devá); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”)

Noun

देव (transliteration needed) m

  1. god

Rajasthani

Etymology

From Sanskrit देव (devá); from Proto-Indo-European *devá-, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”)

Noun

देव (dev) ?

  1. deity
  2. god

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (daēva), Classical Persian دیو‎ (dēv), and Latin deus, divus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

देव • (devá)

  1. heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things of high excellence (Rigvedic)

Noun

देव • (devá) m

  1. deity, god, the gods as the heavenly or shining ones, often reckoned as numbering 33, either 11 for each of the 3 worlds, or or 8 vasus, 11 rudras, and 12 ādityas, to which the 2 aśvins must be added. (Rigvedic, also accented déva according to Panini 3.3.120)
  2. rarely also of evil demons (Atharvaveda, Taittiriya Samhita)
  3. Name of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain (Epics)
  4. the image of a god, an idol (Vishnu-Smriti)
  5. a god on earth or among men, either Brahman, priest or king, prince, as a title of honour, especially in the vocative "your majesty" or " your honour" (Rigvedic)
  6. Name of the number 33 (Gaṇitādhyāya)
  7. as a given name, diminutive of देवदत्त (devadatta) (Panini 5.3.83)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देव (devá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवः
deváḥ		 देवौ
devaú		 देवाः / देवासः¹
devā́ḥ / devā́saḥ¹
Vocative देव
déva		 देवौ
dévau		 देवाः / देवासः¹
dévāḥ / dévāsaḥ¹
Accusative देवम्
devám		 देवौ
devaú		 देवान्
devā́n
Instrumental देवेन
devéna		 देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām		 देवैः / देवेभिः¹
devaíḥ / devébhiḥ¹
Dative देवाय
devā́ya		 देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām		 देवेभ्यः
devébhyaḥ
Ablative देवात्
devā́t		 देवाभ्याम्
devā́bhyām		 देवेभ्यः
devébhyaḥ
Genitive देवस्य
devásya		 देवयोः
deváyoḥ		 देवानाम्
devā́nām
Locative देवे
devé		 देवयोः
deváyoḥ		 देवेषु
devéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 492
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