देह

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See also: दही

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪eːɦ/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Noun

देह (dehm or f (Urdu spelling دیہ)

  1. body
    Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), तन (tan), बदन (badan)
  2. person

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ده (dih) or from variant دیه (dīh).

Noun

देह (dehm or f (Urdu spelling دیہ)

  1. village
    Synonyms: गाँव (gā̃v), मौज़ा (mauzā), पिंड (piṇḍ)
Derived terms

Declension

References

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Noun

देह (deham

  1. body

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéyǵʰ-o-s, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (to mold, to knead). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza), Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos), English dough, Latin fingō (whence English figure, fiction etc).

Pronunciation

Noun

देह (déha) stemm or n

  1. body
  2. form, figure, shape
  3. mass, bulk

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देह (deha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देहः
dehaḥ
देहौ / देहा¹
dehau / dehā¹
देहाः / देहासः¹
dehāḥ / dehāsaḥ¹
Vocative देह
deha
देहौ / देहा¹
dehau / dehā¹
देहाः / देहासः¹
dehāḥ / dehāsaḥ¹
Accusative देहम्
deham
देहौ / देहा¹
dehau / dehā¹
देहान्
dehān
Instrumental देहेन
dehena
देहाभ्याम्
dehābhyām
देहैः / देहेभिः¹
dehaiḥ / dehebhiḥ¹
Dative देहाय
dehāya
देहाभ्याम्
dehābhyām
देहेभ्यः
dehebhyaḥ
Ablative देहात्
dehāt
देहाभ्याम्
dehābhyām
देहेभ्यः
dehebhyaḥ
Genitive देहस्य
dehasya
देहयोः
dehayoḥ
देहानाम्
dehānām
Locative देहे
dehe
देहयोः
dehayoḥ
देहेषु
deheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of देह (deha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देहम्
deham
देहे
dehe
देहानि / देहा¹
dehāni / dehā¹
Vocative देह
deha
देहे
dehe
देहानि / देहा¹
dehāni / dehā¹
Accusative देहम्
deham
देहे
dehe
देहानि / देहा¹
dehāni / dehā¹
Instrumental देहेन
dehena
देहाभ्याम्
dehābhyām
देहैः / देहेभिः¹
dehaiḥ / dehebhiḥ¹
Dative देहाय
dehāya
देहाभ्याम्
dehābhyām
देहेभ्यः
dehebhyaḥ
Ablative देहात्
dehāt
देहाभ्याम्
dehābhyām
देहेभ्यः
dehebhyaḥ
Genitive देहस्य
dehasya
देहयोः
dehayoḥ
देहानाम्
dehānām
Locative देहे
dehe
देहयोः
dehayoḥ
देहेषु
deheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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