daeva

English

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Alternative forms

• daiva, dev, deev

Etymology

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua). Doublet of deva.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvə/

Noun

daeva (plural daevas)

1. (Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature, usually considered as a demon.

Translations

supernatural entity

Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua) Azerbaijani: div Bashkir: дейеү (deyew) Chinese: Mandarin: 德弗 (Défú) French: dive (fr) m Gujarati: દએવ m (daeva) Hindi: देव (hi) m (dev) Kazakh: дәу (däu) Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭣𐭩𐭠 (šdyʾ /⁠dēw⁠/) Nogai: деюв (deyuv) Persian: دیو (fa) (dêv) Tajik: дев (dev) Tatar: дию (tt) (diyü) Turkish: dev (tr), dîv Urdu: دیو (dēv) Uzbek: dev (uz)

See also

• jinn
• ghoul
• satan
• angel