From Proto-Iranian *daywΓ‘h (compare Old Persian ππ‘πΊ (daiva) and Persian Ψ―ΫΩ (dΓͺw)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywΓ‘s (compare Sanskrit ΰ€¦ΰ₯ΰ€΅ (devΓ‘)), from Proto-Indo-European *deywΓ³s.
Semantic shift from original Indo-Iranian "god". In Indo-Aryan it retains this meaning, but it changes in Old Iranian into "demon".
π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ β’ (daΔuua) m f π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuΔ«), nom. pl π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬’π¬΅π¬ (daΔuuΔΜΕhΕ)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuΕ) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuua) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuua) |
| vocative | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuua) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuua) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuua) |
| accusative | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬¨ (daΔuuΙm) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuua) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuΔ ) |
| instrumental | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuua) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuaΔibiia) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬± (daΔuuΔiΕ‘) |
| dative | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuΔi) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuaΔibiia) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuaΔibiiΕ) |
| ablative | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuΔtΜ°) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuaΔibiia) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuaΔibiiΕ) |
| genitive | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬΅π¬ (daΔuuahe) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuaiiΔΜ) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬₯π¬π¬¨ (daΔuuanΔ m) |
| locative | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuue) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬ (daΔuuaiiΕ) | π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬±π¬ (daΔuuaΔΕ‘u) |