𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• devī (Latin script)
• देवी (Devanagari script)
• দেৰী (Bengali script)
• දෙවී (Sinhalese script)
• ဒေဝီ or ဒေဝဳ or ၻေဝီ (Burmese script)
• เทวี (Thai script)
• ᨴᩮᩅᩦ (Tai Tham script)
• ເທວີ (Lao script)
• ទេវី (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄩 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 f

1. Brahmi script form of devī (“goddess, queen”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑁄 (deviyo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
Accusative (second)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁 (deviṃ) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀁 (deviyaṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑁄 (deviyo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
Instrumental (third)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺 (devīhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀪𑀺 (devībhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀦𑀁 (devīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺 (devīhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀪𑀺 (devībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀦𑀁 (devīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀁 (deviyaṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼 (devīsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺 (devi)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑁄 (deviyo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देवी (dévī, devī́). Cognate with Pali devī. By surface analysis, 𑀤𑁂𑀯 (deva) +‎ -𑀈 (-ī).

Noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) f (Devanagari देवी)

1. goddess
2. queen

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀑 (devīo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
Accusative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁 (deviṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀑 (devīo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
Instrumental	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀏 (devīe)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺 (devīhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (devīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀑 (devīo)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (devīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀏 (devīe)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀡 (devīṇa) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀁 (devīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀏 (devīe)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼 (devīsu) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (devīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺 (devi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀑 (devīo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 273.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 33.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেৱী (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬯᬷ (Balinese script)
• দেবী (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• ဒေဝီ (Burmese script)
• देवी (Devanagari script)
• દેવી (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਵੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇವೀ (Kannada script)
• ទេវី (Khmer script)
• ເທວີ (Lao script)
• ദേവീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᠸᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵୀ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖱 (Siddham script)
• දෙවී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚯 (Takri script)
• தே³வீ (Tamil script)
• దేవీ (Telugu script)
• เทวี (Thai script)
• དེ་ཝཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 • (devī) stem, f

1. Brahmi script form of देवी