देवता

See also: दैवता

Hindi

Alternative forms

दैवता (daivtā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːʋ.t̪ɑː/, [d̪eːʋ.t̪äː]

Noun

देवता • (devtā) m (Urdu spelling دیوتا)

god
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान
deity

Declension

Declension of *देवता* (masc unmarked ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	देवता devtā	देवता devtā
oblique	देवता devtā	देवताओं devtāõ
vocative	देवता devtā	देवताओ devtāo

Related terms

देव (dev)

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “देवता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884), “देवता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “देवता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

devatā (Latin script)
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
দেৰতা (Bengali script)
දෙවතා (Sinhalese script)
ဒေဝတာ or ၻေဝတႃ (Burmese script)
เทวตา or เทวะตา (Thai script)
ᨴᩮᩅᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ເທວຕາ or ເທວະຕາ (Lao script)
ទេវតា (Khmer script)
𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

देवता f

Devanagari script form of devatā

Declension

Declension table of "देवता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	देवता (devatā)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)
Accusative (second)	देवतं (devataṃ)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)
Instrumental (third)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवताहि (devatāhi) or देवताभि (devatābhi)
Dative (fourth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवतानं (devatānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवताहि (devatāhi) or देवताभि (devatābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	देवताय (devatāya)	देवतानं (devatānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	देवताय (devatāya) or देवतायं (devatāyaṃ)	देवतासु (devatāsu)
Vocative (calling)	देवते (devate)	देवतायो (devatāyo) or देवता (devatā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

দেৱতা (Assamese script)
ᬤᬾᬯᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
দেবতা (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ဒေဝတာ (Burmese script)
દેવતા (Gujarati script)
ਦੇਵਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦢꦺꦮꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ದೇವತಾ (Kannada script)
ទេវតា (Khmer script)
ເທວຕາ (Lao script)
ദേവതാ (Malayalam script)
ᡩᡝᠸᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
ᢑᠧᠸᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦿𑧚𑧊𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
ଦେଵତା (Odia script)
ꢣꢾꢮꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
දෙවතා (Sinhalese script)
𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
தே³வதா (Tamil script)
దేవతా (Telugu script)
เทวตา (Thai script)
དེ་ཝ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *deywós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás

Sanskrit देव (deva)

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Sanskrit -ता (-tā)

Sanskrit देवता

Compound of देव (devá, “deity”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ́.tɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

दे॒वता॑ • (devátā) stem, f

godhead, divinity
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.98.1:
  बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑म्इहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
  आ॒दि॒त्यैर्वा॒ यद्वसु॑भिर्म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स प॒र्जन्यं॒ शंत॑नवे वृषाय॥
  bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
  ādityáirvā yádvásubhirmarútvāntsá parjányaṃ śáṃtanave vṛṣāya.
  Go, Bṛhaspati, on my behalf to the gods, whether you are Mitra, or Varuṇa, or Pūṣan, or associated with the Ādityas, the Vasus, or the Maruts-- do you cause Parjanya to send down rain for Śantanu.
image of a deity, idol
an organ of sense

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of दे॒वता॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दे॒वता॑ (devátā)	दे॒वते॑ (deváte)	दे॒वताः॑ (devátāḥ)
accusative	दे॒वता॑म् (devátām)	दे॒वते॑ (deváte)	दे॒वताः॑ (devátāḥ)
instrumental	दे॒वत॑या (devátayā) दे॒वता॑¹ (devátā¹)	दे॒वता॑भ्याम् (devátābhyām)	दे॒वता॑भिः (devátābhiḥ)
dative	दे॒वता॑यै (devátāyai)	दे॒वता॑भ्याम् (devátābhyām)	दे॒वता॑भ्यः (devátābhyaḥ)
ablative	दे॒वता॑याः (devátāyāḥ) दे॒वता॑यै² (devátāyai²)	दे॒वता॑भ्याम् (devátābhyām)	दे॒वता॑भ्यः (devátābhyaḥ)
genitive	दे॒वता॑याः (devátāyāḥ) दे॒वता॑यै² (devátāyai²)	दे॒वत॑योः (devátayoḥ)	दे॒वता॑नाम् (devátānām)
locative	दे॒वता॑याम् (devátāyām)	दे॒वत॑योः (devátayoḥ)	दे॒वता॑सु (devátāsu)
vocative	देव॑ते (dévate)	देव॑ते (dévate)	देव॑ताः (dévatāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

→ Bengali: দেবতা (debota)
→ Hindi: देवता (devtā)
→ Khmer: ទេវតា (teivĕəʼtaa)
→ Lao: ເທວດາ (th dā)
→ Malay: dewata
- Indonesian: dewata
- → Cebuano: diwata
  - → English: diwata
  - → Tagalog: diwata
- → Hiligaynon: diwata
→ Punjabi: ਦੇਵਤਾ (devtā)
→ Tamil: தேவதை (tēvatai)
→ Thai: เทวดา (tee-wá-daa)
→ Toba Batak: ᯑᯩᯅᯖ (debata)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “देवता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 495, column 3.