Hindi

Noun

देव • ‎(dev) m ‎(Urdu spelling ديو)

1. deity, god

   See देवता ‎(devtā) for more information.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• (more common) देवता ‎(devtā)

Derived terms

• देवकन्या ‎(dev-kanyā, “nymph, celestial maiden”)
• देवकार्य ‎(dev-kārya, “religious rite for propitiating a deity”)
• देवकुल ‎(dev-kul, “pantheon”)
• देवगृह ‎(dev-gŕh, “temple, abode of a deity”)
• देवत्रिय ‎(dev-triya, “the Holy Trinity of Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva”)
• देवदूत ‎(dev-dūt, “angel, divine messenger”)

References

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

Rajasthani

Etymology

From Sanskrit देव ‎(devá); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *devá-, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‎(“god, the celestial one”); cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 ‎(daēva), Persian دیو ‎(dēv), and Latin deus, divus. See daeva for more.

Noun

देव ‎(dev) ?

1. deity
2. god

Related terms

• देवरौ ‎(devrau)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *devá-, Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‎(“god, the celestial one”); cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 ‎(daēva), Persian دیو ‎(dēv), and Latin deus, divus. See daeva for more.

Adjective

देव • ‎(devá) m

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

Descendants

• Hindi: देव ‎(dev)
• Malay: dewa
• Rajasthani: देव
• Tamil: தேவன் ‎(tēvaṉ)
• Telugu: దేవుడు ‎(dēvuḍu)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 492