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देव

देव

See also: देवृ, दैव, and द्व

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

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


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

Masculine a-stem declension of देव
Nom. sg. देवः (devaḥ)
Gen. sg. देवस्य (devasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवः (devaḥ) देवौ (devau) देवाः (devāḥ)
Vocative देव (deva) देवौ (devau) देवाः (devāḥ)
Accusative देवम् (devam) देवौ (devau) देवान् (devān)
Instrumental देवेन (devena) देवाभ्याम् (devābhyām) देवैः (devaiḥ)
Dative देवाय (devāya) देवाभ्याम् (devābhyām) देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ)
Ablative देवात् (devāt) देवाभ्याम् (devābhyām) देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ)
Genitive देवस्य (devasya) देवयोः (devayoḥ) देवानाम् (devānām)
Locative देवे (deve) देवयोः (devayoḥ) देवेषु (deveṣu)

Descendants

References

  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 492