देवी
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (devī).
Pronunciation
Noun
देवी • (devī) f (masculine देव, Urdu spelling دیوی)
- female deity, goddess
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान
- lady
Declension
Declension of देवी (fem ī-stem)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देवी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “देवी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (devī).
Pronunciation
Noun
देवी • (devī) f
Declension
| Declension of देवी (fem ī-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
देवी devī | ||
| direct plural |
देव्या devyā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
देवी devī |
देव्या devyā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
देवी devī |
देव्यां- devyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
देवीला devīlā |
देव्यांना devyānnā | |
| ergative | देवीने, देवीनं devīne, devīna |
देव्यांनी devyānnī | |
| instrumental | देवीशी devīśī |
देव्यांशी devyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
देवीत devīt |
देव्यांत devyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
देवी devī |
देव्यांनो devyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of देवी (fem ī-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
देवीचा devīċā |
देवीचे devīċe |
देवीची devīcī |
देवीच्या devīcā |
देवीचे, देवीचं devīċe, devīċa |
देवीची devīcī |
देवीच्या devīcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
देव्यांचा devyānċā |
देव्यांचे devyānċe |
देव्यांची devyāñcī |
देव्यांच्या devyāncā |
देव्यांचे, देव्यांचं devyānċe, devyānċa |
देव्यांची devyāñcī |
देव्यांच्या devyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “देवी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “देवी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “देवी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
देवी f
- Devanagari script form of devī (“goddess, queen”)
Declension
Declension table of "देवी" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | देवी (devī) | देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī) |
| Accusative (second) | देविं (deviṃ) or देवियं (deviyaṃ) | देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī) |
| Instrumental (third) | देविया (deviyā) | देवीहि (devīhi) or देवीभि (devībhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | देविया (deviyā) | देवीनं (devīnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | देविया (deviyā) | देवीहि (devīhi) or देवीभि (devībhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | देविया (deviyā) | देवीनं (devīnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | देविया (deviyā) or देवियं (deviyaṃ) | देवीसु (devīsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | देवि (devi) | देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দেৱী (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬾᬯᬷ (Balinese script)
- দেবী (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- ဒေဝီ (Burmese script)
- દેવી (Gujarati script)
- ਦੇਵੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦺꦮꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ದೇವೀ (Kannada script)
- ទេវី (Khmer script)
- ເທວີ (Lao script)
- ദേവീ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡝᠸᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠧᠸᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଦେଵୀ (Odia script)
- ꢣꢾꢮꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖱 (Siddham script)
- දෙවී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚯 (Takri script)
- தே³வீ (Tamil script)
- దేవీ (Telugu script)
- เทวี (Thai script)
- དེ་ཝཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *déywih₂ (“goddess”). Equivalent to देव (deva) + -ई (-ī). Cognate with Lithuanian deivė, Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬍 (daēuuī, “female Daeva”).
Pronunciation
Noun
देवी • (devī́) stem, f
- female deity, goddess
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.69.3:
- प्रा॒तर् दे॒वीम् अदि॑तिं जोहवीमि म॒ध्यंदि॑न॒ उदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य।
रा॒ये मि॑त्रावरुणा स॒र्वता॒तेळे॑ तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय॒ शं योः॥- prātár devī́m áditiṃ johavīmi madhyáṃdina úditā sū́ryasya.
rāyé mitrāvaruṇā sarvátātéḷe tokā́ya tánayāya śáṃ yóḥ. - I invoke the goddess Aditi at dawn, and at mid-day, and when the sun is setting; I worship you, Mitra and Varuṇa, at all seasons, for the sake of riches, for sons and grandsons, for prosperity and happiness.
- prātár devī́m áditiṃ johavīmi madhyáṃdina úditā sū́ryasya.
- प्रा॒तर् दे॒वीम् अदि॑तिं जोहवीमि म॒ध्यंदि॑न॒ उदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | देवी (devī́) | देव्यौ (devyaù) देवी¹ (devī́¹) |
देव्यः (devyàḥ) देवीः¹ (devī́ḥ¹) |
| vocative | देवि (dévi) | देव्यौ (dévyau) देवी¹ (dévī¹) |
देव्यः (dévyaḥ) देवीः¹ (dévīḥ¹) |
| accusative | देवीम् (devī́m) | देव्यौ (devyaù) देवी¹ (devī́¹) |
देवीः (devī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | देव्या (devyā́) | देवीभ्याम् (devī́bhyām) | देवीभिः (devī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | देव्यै (devyaí) | देवीभ्याम् (devī́bhyām) | देवीभ्यः (devī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | देव्याः (devyā́ḥ) देव्यै² (devyaí²) |
देवीभ्याम् (devī́bhyām) | देवीभ्यः (devī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | देव्याः (devyā́ḥ) देव्यै² (devyaí²) |
देव्योः (devyóḥ) | देवीनाम् (devī́nām) |
| locative | देव्याम् (devyā́m) | देव्योः (devyóḥ) | देवीषु (devī́ṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
- Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
- → Assamese: দেৱী (dewi)
- → Bengali: দেবী (debi)
- → Hindustani:
- → Old Marathi: 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (devī)
- Marathi: देवी (devī)
- → Nepali: देवी (devī)
- Pali: devī
- → English: Devi
- → Kannada: ದೇವಿ (dēvi)
- → Malay:
- → Telugu: దేవి (dēvi)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “देवी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 496, column 1.