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See also: दैवता

Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eːʋ.t̪ɑː/,

Noun

देवता (devtām (Urdu spelling دیوتا)

  1. god
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान
  2. deity

Declension

Declension of देवता (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct देवता
devtā
देवते
devte
oblique देवते
devte
देवतों
devtõ
vocative देवते
devte
देवतो
devto

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Pali

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Noun

देवता f

  1. Devanagari script form of devatā

Declension

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Compound of देव (devá, deity) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

Noun

देवता (devátā) stemf

  1. godhead, divinity
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.98.1:
      बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑म्इहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
      आ॒दि॒त्यैर्वा॒ यद्वसु॑भिर्म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स प॒र्जन्यं॒ शंत॑नवे वृषाय॥
      bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
      ādityaírvā yádvásubhirmarútvāntsá parjányaṃ śáṃtanave vṛṣāya.
      Go, Bṛhaspati, on my behalf to the gods, whether you are Mitra, or Varuṇa, or Pūṣan, or associated with the Ādityas, the Vasus, or the Maruts-- do you cause Parjanya to send down rain for Śantanu.
  2. image of a deity, idol
  3. an organ of sense

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of देवता
singular dual plural
nominative देवता (devátā) देवते (deváte) देवताः (devátāḥ)
accusative देवताम् (devátām) देवते (deváte) देवताः (devátāḥ)
instrumental देवतया (devátayā)
देवता¹ (devátā¹)
देवताभ्याम् (devátābhyām) देवताभिः (devátābhiḥ)
dative देवतायै (devátāyai) देवताभ्याम् (devátābhyām) देवताभ्यः (devátābhyaḥ)
ablative देवतायाः (devátāyāḥ)
देवतायै² (devátāyai²)
देवताभ्याम् (devátābhyām) देवताभ्यः (devátābhyaḥ)
genitive देवतायाः (devátāyāḥ)
देवतायै² (devátāyai²)
देवतयोः (devátayoḥ) देवतानाम् (devátānām)
locative देवतायाम् (devátāyām) देवतयोः (devátayoḥ) देवतासु (devátāsu)
vocative देवते (dévate) देवते (dévate) देवताः (dévatāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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