देवता
See also: दैवता
Hindi
Alternative forms
- दैवता (daivtā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eːʋ.t̪ɑː/, [d̪eːʋ.t̪äː]
Noun
देवता • (devtā) m (Urdu spelling دیوتا)
- god
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान
- deity
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | देवता devtā |
देवता devtā |
| oblique | देवता devtā |
देवताओं devtāõ |
| vocative | देवता devtā |
देवताओ devtāo |
Related terms
- देव (dev)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “देवता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
देवता f
- Devanagari script form of devatā
Declension
Declension table of "देवता" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | देवता (devatā) | देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā) |
| Accusative (second) | देवतं (devataṃ) | देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā) |
| Instrumental (third) | देवताय (devatāya) | देवताहि (devatāhi) or देवताभि (devatābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | देवताय (devatāya) | देवतानं (devatānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | देवताय (devatāya) | देवताहि (devatāhi) or देवताभि (devatābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | देवताय (devatāya) | देवतानं (devatānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | देवताय (devatāya) or देवतायं (devatāyaṃ) | देवतासु (devatāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | देवते (devate) | देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দেৱতা (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬾᬯᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
- দেবতা (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဒေဝတာ (Burmese script)
- દેવતા (Gujarati script)
- ਦੇਵਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦺꦮꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ದೇವತಾ (Kannada script)
- ទេវតា (Khmer script)
- ເທວຕາ (Lao script)
- ദേവതാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡝᠸᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠧᠸᠠᢐᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଦେଵତା (Odia script)
- ꢣꢾꢮꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
- දෙවතා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
- தே³வதா (Tamil script)
- దేవతా (Telugu script)
- เทวตา (Thai script)
- དེ་ཝ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of देव (devá, “deity”) + -ता (-tā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ́.tɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋɐ.t̪ɑː/
Noun
देवता • (devátā) stem, f
- 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.
- bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
- बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑म्इहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
- image of a deity, idol
- an organ of sense
Declension
| 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
Descendants
- → Bengali: দেবতা (debota)
- → Hindi: देवता (devtā)
- → Khmer: ទេវតា (teivĕəʼtaa)
- → Lao: ເທວດາ (th dā)
- → Malay: dewata
- → Punjabi: ਦੇਵਤਾ (devtā)
- → Tamil: தேவதை (tēvatai)
- → Thai: เทวดา (tee-wá-daa)
- → Toba Batak: ᯑᯩᯅᯖ (debata)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “देवता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 495, column 3.