daeva

English

Etymology

From Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (daēva). See daeva for more.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvə/

Noun

daeva (plural daevas)

(Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.

Translations

supernatural entity

Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (daēva)
Azerbaijani: div
Bashkir: дейеү (deyew)
Kazakh: дәу (kk) (däw)
Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭣𐭩𐭠‎ (dēw)

Nogai: деюв (deyuv)
Persian: دیو‎ (fa) (dēv)
Tatar: дию (tt) (diyu)
Uzbek: dev (uz)

See also

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