دیو

دیو

See also: ديو‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian دیو‎ (div).

Noun

دیو • (div)

1. demon
2. giant

Descendants

• Turkish: dev, div
• → Serbo-Croatian: div / див

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Persian

رستم دیو را می کشد

Rustam slays a daeva

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (dēw /ŠDYA/, “evil spirit”), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (daiva-), from Proto-Iranian *daywáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Akin to Old Armenian դեւ (dew), Old Georgian დევი (devi), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /deːw/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /deːw/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /diːw/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /dev/

Noun

دیو • (div) (plural دیوان‎ (divân) or دیوها‎ (div-hâ))

Dari	دیو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дев (dev)

1. demon
2. daeva

Related terms

• دیوسان‎ (divsân)

Descendants

• → Arabic: دِيُو‎ (diyū)
  • → Kazakh: дию (diü)
• → Bengali: দেও (deo)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: देव (dev)
  • Urdu: دیو‎ (dev, dyõ)
• → Kazakh: дәу (däu)
• → Ottoman Turkish: دیو‎ (div)
  • Turkish: dev, div
  • → Serbo-Croatian: div / див

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Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیو‎ (dēw).

Noun

دیو • (dēo, dev) m (Hindi spelling देव)

1. demon
2. devil

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit देव (deva).

Noun

دیو • (dev) m (Hindi spelling देव)

1. deva
2. deity
3. god
4. celestial being