देवी

See also: देव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (devī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋiː/

Noun

देवी • (devī) f (masculine देव, Urdu spelling دیوی)

female deity, goddess
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान
lady

Declension

Declension of *देवी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	देवी devī	देवियाँ deviyā̃
oblique	देवी devī	देवियों deviyõ
vocative	देवी devī	देवियो deviyo

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देवी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “देवी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (devī), through Old Marathi 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (devī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪e.ʋi/, [d̪e.ʋiː]

Noun

देवी • (devī) f

goddess, female deity

Declension

Declension of देवी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	देवी devī
direct plural	देव्या devyā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	देवी devī	देव्या devyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	देवी devī	देव्यां- devyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	देवीला devīlā	देव्यांना devyānnā
ergative	देवीने, देवीनं devīne, devīna	देव्यांनी devyānnī
instrumental	देवीशी devīśī	देव्यांशी devyānśī
locative सप्तमी	देवीत devīt	देव्यांत devyāt
vocative संबोधन	देवी devī	देव्यांनो devyānno
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 देवी (fem ī-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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	देवीचा devīċā	देवीचे devīċe	देवीची devīcī	देवीच्या devīcā	देवीचे, देवीचं devīċe, devīċa	देवीची devīcī	देवीच्या devīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	देव्यांचा devyānċā	देव्यांचे devyānċe	देव्यांची devyāñcī	देव्यांच्या devyāncā	देव्यांचे, देव्यांचं devyānċe, devyānċa	देव्यांची devyāñcī	देव्यांच्या devyāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “देवी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “देवी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “देवी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “देवी”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

devī (Latin script)
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (Brahmi 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

देवी f

Devanagari script form of devī (“goddess, queen”)

Declension

Declension table of "देवी" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	देवी (devī)	देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī)
Accusative (second)	देविं (deviṃ) or देवियं (deviyaṃ)	देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī)
Instrumental (third)	देविया (deviyā)	देवीहि (devīhi) or देवीभि (devībhi)
Dative (fourth)	देविया (deviyā)	देवीनं (devīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	देविया (deviyā)	देवीहि (devīhi) or देवीभि (devībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	देविया (deviyā)	देवीनं (devīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	देविया (deviyā) or देवियं (deviyaṃ)	देवीसु (devīsu)
Vocative (calling)	देवि (devi)	देवियो (deviyo) or देवी (devī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

দেৱী (Assamese script)
ᬤᬾᬯᬷ (Balinese script)
দেবী (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (Brahmi script)
ဒေဝီ (Burmese 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)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *déywih₂ (“goddess”). Equivalent to देव (deva) +‎ -ई (-ī). Cognate with Lithuanian deivė, Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬍 (daēuuī, “female Daeva”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ʋíː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋiː/

Noun

देवी • (devī́) stem, f

female deity, goddess
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.69.3:
  प्रा॒तर् दे॒वीम् अदि॑तिं जोहवीमि म॒ध्यंदि॑न॒ उदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य।
  रा॒ये मि॑त्रावरुणा स॒र्वता॒तेळे॑ तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय॒ शं योः॥
  prātár devī́m áditiṃ johavīmi madhyáṃdina úditā sū́ryasya.
  rāyé mitrāvaruṇā sarvátātéḷe tokā́ya tánayāya śáṃ yóḥ.
  I invoke the goddess Aditi at dawn, and at mid-day, and when the sun is setting; I worship you, Mitra and Varuṇa, at all seasons, for the sake of riches, for sons and grandsons, for prosperity and happiness.

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of देवी
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देवी (devī́)	देव्यौ (devyaù) देवी¹ (devī́¹)	देव्यः (devyàḥ) देवीः¹ (devī́ḥ¹)
accusative	देवीम् (devī́m)	देव्यौ (devyaù) देवी¹ (devī́¹)	देवीः (devī́ḥ)
instrumental	देव्या (devyā́)	देवीभ्याम् (devī́bhyām)	देवीभिः (devī́bhiḥ)
dative	देव्यै (devyaí)	देवीभ्याम् (devī́bhyām)	देवीभ्यः (devī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	देव्याः (devyā́ḥ) देव्यै² (devyaí²)	देवीभ्याम् (devī́bhyām)	देवीभ्यः (devī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	देव्याः (devyā́ḥ) देव्यै² (devyaí²)	देव्योः (devyóḥ)	देवीनाम् (devī́nām)
locative	देव्याम् (devyā́m)	देव्योः (devyóḥ)	देवीषु (devī́ṣu)
vocative	देवि (dévi)	देव्यौ (dévyau) देवी¹ (dévī¹)	देव्यः (dévyaḥ) देवीः¹ (dévīḥ¹)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
- Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī)
  - Assamese: -দৈ (-doi)
→ Assamese: দেৱী (dewi)
→ Bengali: দেবী (debi)
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: देवी (devī)
- Urdu: دیوی (devī)
→ Old Marathi: 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (devī)
- Marathi: देवी (devī)
→ Nepali: देवी (devī)
Pali: devī
- → Burmese: ဒေဝီ (dewi) (learned)
- → Khmer: ទេពី (teipii), ទេវី (teivii) (learned)
- → Lao: ເທວີ (th) (learned)
- → Thai: เทวี (tee-wii) (learned)
→ English: Devi
→ Kannada: ದೇವಿ (dēvi)
→ Malay:
Latin script: dewi

Malay: ديوي
→ Telugu: దేవి (dēvi)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “देवी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 496, column 1.