𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- devī (Latin script)
- देवी (Devanagari 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
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 f
- Brahmi script form of devī (“goddess, queen”)
Declension
Declension table of "𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑁄 (deviyo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) |
| Accusative (second) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁 (deviṃ) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀁 (deviyaṃ) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑁄 (deviyo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) |
| Instrumental (third) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺 (devīhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀪𑀺 (devībhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀦𑀁 (devīnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺 (devīhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀪𑀺 (devībhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀦𑀁 (devīnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 (deviyā) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀁 (deviyaṃ) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼 (devīsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺 (devi) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀬𑁄 (deviyo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) |
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit देवी (dévī, devī́). Cognate with Pali devī. By surface analysis, 𑀤𑁂𑀯 (deva) + -𑀈 (-ī).
Noun
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) f (Devanagari देवी)
- goddess
- queen
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀑 (devīo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) |
| Accusative | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁 (deviṃ) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀑 (devīo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) |
| Instrumental | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀏 (devīe) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺 (devīhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (devīhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀑 (devīo) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (devīhiṃto) |
| Genitive | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀏 (devīe) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀡 (devīṇa) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀁 (devīṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀏 (devīe) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼 (devīsu) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (devīsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺 (devi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀑 (devīo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (devī) |
References
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 273.
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 33.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dēvīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- देवी (Devanagari script)
- ᬤᬾᬯᬷ (Balinese script)
- দেৱী (Assamese script)
- দেবী (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 (Grantha script)
- દેવી (Gujarati script)
- ਦੇਵੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦢꦺꦮꦷ (Javanese script)
- ទេវី (Khmer script)
- ದೇವೀ (Kannada script)
- ເທວີ (Lao script)
- ദേവീ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠧᠧᢈᢈ (Mongolian script)
- ᡩᡝᠸᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- ဒေဝီ (Burmese script)
- 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଦେଵୀ (Oriya script)
- ꢣꢾꢮꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖱 (Siddham script)
- දේවී (Sinhalese script)
- దేవీ (Telugu script)
- เทวี (Thai script)
- དེ་ཝཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
Noun
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 • (devī) f
- Brahmi script form of देवी