देह

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See also: दही

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) 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. (rare) village
    Synonyms: गाँव (gā̃v), मौज़ा (mauzā), पिंड (piṇḍ)
Derived terms

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi देह (deha), from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Pronunciation

Noun

देह (dehm

  1. (anatomy) body
    Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), अंग (aṅga), तनू (tanū), काया (kāyā)

Declension

Declension of देह (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
देह
dēha
direct
plural
देह
dēha
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
देह
dēha
देह
dēha
oblique
सामान्यरूप
देहा
dēhaā
देहां-
dēhaān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
देहाला
dēhaālā
देहांना
dēhaānnā
ergative देहाने, देहानं
dēhaāne, dēhaāna
देहांनी
dēhaānnī
instrumental देहाशी
dēhaāśī
देहांशी
dēhaānśī
locative
सप्तमी
देहात
dēhaāt
देहांत
dēhaāt
vocative
संबोधन
देहा
dēhaā
देहांनो
dēhaānno
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 देह (masc cons-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
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
देहाचा
dēhaāċā
देहाचे
dēhaāċe
देहाची
dēhaācī
देहाच्या
dēhaācā
देहाचे, देहाचं
dēhaāċe, dēhaāċa
देहाची
dēhaācī
देहाच्या
dēhaācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
देहांचा
dēhaānċā
देहांचे
dēhaānċe
देहांची
dēhaāñcī
देहांच्या
dēhaāncā
देहांचे, देहांचं
dēhaānċe, dēhaānċa
देहांची
dēhaāñcī
देहांच्या
dēhaāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “देह”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “देह”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Noun

देह (deham

  1. body

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    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

    Descendants