daeva

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English[edit]

daeva on Wikipedia

Alternative forms[edit]

daiva, dev, deev

Etymology[edit]

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua). Doublet of deva.

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvə/

Noun[edit]

daeva (plural daevas)

(Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.

Translations[edit]

supernatural entity

Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua)
Azerbaijani: div
Bashkir: дейеү (deyew)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 德弗 (Défú)
French: dive (fr) m
Hindi: देव (hi) m (dev)
Kazakh: дәу (däu)
Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭣𐭩𐭠 (šdyʾ /⁠dēw⁠/)
Nogai: деюв (deyuv)
Persian: دیو (fa) (dêv)
Tatar: дию (tt) (diyu)
Turkish: dev (tr), dîv
Urdu: دیو (dēv)
Uzbek: dev (uz)

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