देह

See also: दही

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːɦ/, [d̪eːʱ]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas

Sanskrit देह (deha)

Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀳 (deha)

Hindi देह (deh)

Inherited from Prakrit देह (deha), from Sanskrit देह (deha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos (“kneaded, formed”). Cognate with Marathi देह (deh), and more distantly with English dough.

Noun

देह • (deh) m or f (Urdu spelling دیہ)

body
Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), तन (tan), बदन (badan)
person

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dih) or from variant (dīh).

Noun

देह • (deh) m or f (Urdu spelling دیہ)

(rare) village
Synonyms: गाँव (gā̃v), मौज़ा (mauzā), पिंड (piṇḍ)

Derived terms

देहात (dehāt)

Declension

Declension of *देह* (masc cons-stem // fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	देह deh	देह, देहें deh, dehẽ
oblique	देह deh	देहों dehõ
vocative	देह deh	देहो deho

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi देह (deha), from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪eɦ/, [d̪e]

Noun

देह • (deh) m

(anatomy) body
Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), अंग (aṅga), तनू (tanū), काया (kāyā)

Declension

Declension of देह (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	देह dēha
direct plural	देह dēha
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	देह dēha	देह dēha
oblique सामान्यरूप	देहा dēhaā	देहां- dēhaān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	देहाला dēhaālā	देहांना dēhaānnā
ergative	देहाने, देहानं dēhaāne, dēhaāna	देहांनी dēhaānnī
instrumental	देहाशी dēhaāśī	देहांशी dēhaānśī
locative सप्तमी	देहात dēhaāt	देहांत dēhaāt
vocative संबोधन	देहा dēhaā	देहांनो dēhaānno
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 देह (masc cons-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	देहाचा dēhaāċā	देहाचे dēhaāċe	देहाची dēhaācī	देहाच्या dēhaācā	देहाचे, देहाचं dēhaāċe, dēhaāċa	देहाची dēhaācī	देहाच्या dēhaācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	देहांचा dēhaānċā	देहांचे dēhaānċe	देहांची dēhaāñcī	देहांच्या dēhaāncā	देहांचे, देहांचं dēhaānċe, dēhaānċa	देहांची dēhaāñcī	देहांच्या dēhaāñcā
^* 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) “देह”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “देह”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Noun

देह • (deha) m

body

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

দেহ (Assamese script)
ᬤᬾᬳ (Balinese script)
দেহ (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰸𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
ဒေဟ (Burmese script)
દેહ (Gujarati script)
ਦੇਹ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌦𑍇𑌹 (Grantha script)
ꦢꦺꦲ (Javanese script)
𑂠𑂵𑂯 (Kaithi script)
ದೇಹ (Kannada script)
ទេហ (Khmer script)
ເທຫ (Lao script)
ദേഹ (Malayalam script)
ᡩᡝᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘟𑘹𑘮 (Modi script)
ᢑᠧᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦿𑧚𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
𑐡𑐾𑐴 (Newa script)
ଦେହ (Odia script)
ꢣꢾꢲ (Saurashtra script)
𑆢𑆼𑆲 (Sharada script)
𑖟𑖸𑖮 (Siddham script)
දෙහ (Sinhalese script)
𑩭𑩔𑪂 (Soyombo script)
𑚛𑚲𑚩 (Takri script)
தே³ஹ (Tamil script)
దేహ (Telugu script)
เทห (Thai script)
དེ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
𑒠𑒹𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
𑨛𑨄𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas

Sanskrit देह (deha)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰ-o-s, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, to knead”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza), Ancient Greek τοῖχος (toîkhos), English dough, Latin fingō (whence English figure, fiction etc). See also देही (dehī́).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

देह • (deha) stem, m or n (root दिह्)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देह
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देहः (dehaḥ)	देहौ (dehau) देहा¹ (dehā¹)	देहाः (dehāḥ) देहासः¹ (dehāsaḥ¹)
accusative	देहम् (deham)	देहौ (dehau) देहा¹ (dehā¹)	देहान् (dehān)
instrumental	देहेन (dehena)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहैः (dehaiḥ) देहेभिः¹ (dehebhiḥ¹)
dative	देहाय (dehāya)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ)
ablative	देहात् (dehāt)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ)
genitive	देहस्य (dehasya)	देहयोः (dehayoḥ)	देहानाम् (dehānām)
locative	देहे (dehe)	देहयोः (dehayoḥ)	देहेषु (deheṣu)
vocative	देह (deha)	देहौ (dehau) देहा¹ (dehā¹)	देहाः (dehāḥ) देहासः¹ (dehāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of देह
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देहम् (deham)	देहे (dehe)	देहानि (dehāni) देहा¹ (dehā¹)
accusative	देहम् (deham)	देहे (dehe)	देहानि (dehāni) देहा¹ (dehā¹)
instrumental	देहेन (dehena)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहैः (dehaiḥ) देहेभिः¹ (dehebhiḥ¹)
dative	देहाय (dehāya)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ)
ablative	देहात् (dehāt)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ)
genitive	देहस्य (dehasya)	देहयोः (dehayoḥ)	देहानाम् (dehānām)
locative	देहे (dehe)	देहयोः (dehayoḥ)	देहेषु (deheṣu)
vocative	देह (deha)	देहे (dehe)	देहानि (dehāni) देहा¹ (dehā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Assamese: দেহা (deha) (semi-learned)
→ Bengali: দেহ (deho)
→ Hindi: देह (deh)
→ Kannada: ದೇಹ (dēha)
→ Malayalam: ദേഹം (dēhaṁ)
→ Marathi: देह (deh)
→ Sinhalese: දේහය (dēhaya)
→ Tamil: தேகம் (tēkam)
→ Telugu: దేహము (dēhamu)
→ Urdu: دیہ (deh)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “देह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 496, column 3.