𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *daywáh (compare Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (daiva) and Persian دیو (dêw)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás (compare Sanskrit देव (devá)), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Semantic shift from original Indo-Iranian "god". In Indo-Aryan it retains this meaning, but it changes in Old Iranian into "demon".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dai̯wa/

Noun

𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 • (daēuua) m f 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬍 (daēuuī), nom. pl 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬃𐬢𐬵𐬋 (daēuuā̊ŋhō)

1. demon
2. daeva

Declension

Declension of 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (YAv, masculine a-stem)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬋 daēuuō	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 daēuua	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 daēuua
Vocative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 daēuua	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 daēuua	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 daēuua
Accusative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬆𐬨 daēuuəm	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 daēuua	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬄 daēuuą
Instrumental	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 daēuua	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 daēuuaēibiia	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬌𐬱 daēuuāiš
Dative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬌 daēuuāi	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 daēuuaēibiia	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 daēuuaēibiiō
Ablative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬝 daēuuāt̰	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 daēuuaēibiia	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 daēuuaēibiiō
Genitive	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵𐬈 daēuuahe	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬃 daēuuaiiā̊	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨 daēuuanąm
Locative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬈 daēuue	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬋 daēuuaiiō	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬎 daēuuaēšu

Declension of 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (OAv, masculine a-stem)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬋 daēuuō	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁 daēuuā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁 daēuuā
Vocative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁 daēuuā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁 daēuuā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁 daēuuā
Accusative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬆𐬨 daēuuəm	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁 daēuuā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬇𐬧𐬔 daēuuə̄ṇg
Instrumental	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁 daēuuā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬋𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 daēuuōibiiā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬌𐬱 daēuuāiš
Dative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬌 daēuuāi	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬋𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 daēuuōibiiā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 daēuuaēibiiō
Ablative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬝 daēuuāt̰	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬋𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 daēuuōibiiā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 daēuuaēibiiō
Genitive	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 daēuuahiiā	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬃 daēuuaiiā̊	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨 daēuuanąm
Locative	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬉 daēuuē	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬋 daēuuaiiō	𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬏 daēuuaēšū

References

• Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎^[1], Brill, →ISBN