देह

See also: दही

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːɦ/, [d̪eːʱ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Noun

देह • (deh) m or f (Urdu spelling دیہ)

1. body

   Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), तन (tan), बदन (badan)

2. person

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ده (dih) or from variant دیه (dīh).

Noun

देह • (deh) m or f (Urdu spelling دیہ)

1. village

   Synonyms: गाँव (gā̃v), मौज़ा (mauzā), पिंड (piṇḍ)

Derived terms

• देहात (dehāt)

Declension

Declension of देह (masc cons-stem // fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देह deh	देह, देहें deh, dehẽ
oblique	देह deh	देहों dehõ
vocative	देह deh	देहो deho

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “देह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Noun

देह • (deha) m

1. body

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেহ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬳ (Balinese script)
• দেহ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေဟ (Burmese script)
• દેહ (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਹ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌹 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦲ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂯 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇಹ (Kannada script)
• ទេហ (Khmer script)
• ເທຫ (Lao script)
• ദേഹ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘮 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐴 (Newa script)
• ଦେହ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢲ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆲 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖮 (Siddham script)
• දෙහ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑪂 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚩 (Takri script)
• தே³ஹ (Tamil script)
• దేహ (Telugu script)
• เทห (Thai script)
• དེ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéyǵʰ-o-s, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, to knead”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza), Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos), English dough, Latin fingō (whence English figure, fiction etc).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ɦɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ɦɐ/

Noun

देह • (déha) stem, m or n

1. body
2. form, figure, shape
3. mass, bulk

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देह (deha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देहः dehaḥ	देहौ / देहा¹ dehau / dehā¹	देहाः / देहासः¹ dehāḥ / dehāsaḥ¹
Vocative	देह deha	देहौ / देहा¹ dehau / dehā¹	देहाः / देहासः¹ dehāḥ / dehāsaḥ¹
Accusative	देहम् deham	देहौ / देहा¹ dehau / dehā¹	देहान् dehān
Instrumental	देहेन dehena	देहाभ्याम् dehābhyām	देहैः / देहेभिः¹ dehaiḥ / dehebhiḥ¹
Dative	देहाय dehāya	देहाभ्याम् dehābhyām	देहेभ्यः dehebhyaḥ
Ablative	देहात् dehāt	देहाभ्याम् dehābhyām	देहेभ्यः dehebhyaḥ
Genitive	देहस्य dehasya	देहयोः dehayoḥ	देहानाम् dehānām
Locative	देहे dehe	देहयोः dehayoḥ	देहेषु deheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of देह (deha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देहम् deham	देहे dehe	देहानि / देहा¹ dehāni / dehā¹
Vocative	देह deha	देहे dehe	देहानि / देहा¹ dehāni / dehā¹
Accusative	देहम् deham	देहे dehe	देहानि / देहा¹ dehāni / dehā¹
Instrumental	देहेन dehena	देहाभ्याम् dehābhyām	देहैः / देहेभिः¹ dehaiḥ / dehebhiḥ¹
Dative	देहाय dehāya	देहाभ्याम् dehābhyām	देहेभ्यः dehebhyaḥ
Ablative	देहात् dehāt	देहाभ्याम् dehābhyām	देहेभ्यः dehebhyaḥ
Genitive	देहस्य dehasya	देहयोः dehayoḥ	देहानाम् dehānām
Locative	देहे dehe	देहयोः dehayoḥ	देहेषु deheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Assamese: দেহা (deha) (semi-learned)
• → Bengali: দেহ (deho)
• → Hindi: देह (deh)
• → Kannada: ದೇಹ (dēha)
• → Malayalam: ദേഹം (dēhaṁ)
• → Sinhalese: දේහය (dēhaya)
• → Tamil: தேகம் (tēkam)
• → Telugu: దేహము (dēhamu)
• → Urdu: دیہ (deh)
• → Marathi: देह (deh)