দৈব

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दैव (daiva). Compare Assamese দৈব (doibo), Hindi दैव (daiv), Gujarati દૈવ (daiv), Telugu దైవ (daiva).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪oi̯bɔ/, [ˈd̪oi̯bɔˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪oi̯bɔ/, [ˈd̪oi̯bɔˑ]

Noun

দৈব • (dōibô)

1. providence, destiny, luck, fate, chance occurrence

Declension

Inflection of দৈব
nominative	দৈব dōibô
objective	দৈব / দৈবকে dōibo (semantically general or indefinite) / dōiboke (semantically definite)
genitive	দৈবের dōiber
locative	দৈবে dōibe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	দৈব dōibô
objective	দৈব / দৈবকে dōibo (semantically general or indefinite) / dōiboke (semantically definite)
genitive	দৈবের dōiber
locative	দৈবে dōibe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	দৈবটি, দৈবটা dōibôṭi, dōibôṭa		দৈবগুলি, দৈবগুলা, দৈবগুলো dōiboguli, dōibogula, dōibogulō
objective	দৈবটি, দৈবটা dōibôṭi, dōibôṭa		দৈবগুলি, দৈবগুলা, দৈবগুলো dōiboguli, dōibogula, dōibogulō
genitive	দৈবটির, দৈবটার dōiboṭir, dōiboṭar		দৈবগুলির, দৈবগুলার, দৈবগুলোর dōibogulir, dōibogular, dōibogulōr
locative	দৈবটিতে, দৈবটাতে, দৈবটায় dōiboṭite, dōiboṭate, dōiboṭaẏ		দৈবগুলিতে, দৈবগুলাতে, দৈবগুলায়, দৈবগুলোতে dōibogulite, dōibogulate, dōibogulaẏ, dōibogulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Adjective

দৈব • (dōibô) (comparative আরও দৈব, superlative সবচেয়ে দৈব)

1. divine, heavenly
   • 2020 September 22, সায়েদুল ইসলাম, BBC News বাংলা‎^[1]:

     স্ত্রীর মাধ্যমে 'দৈব নির্দেশ' পেয়ে হাতি কিনে আনলেন কৃষক স্বামী

     strir maddhome 'dōib nirdeś' peẏe hati kine anlen kriśok śśami

     Farmer husband buys elephant after receiving a 'divine instruction' through his wife

2. providential, accidental, miraculous

Derived terms

• দৈবকর্ম (dōibokormo)
• দৈবক্রমে (dōibokrome)
• দৈবক্রমে (dōibokrome)
• দৈবক্রমে (dōibokrome)
• দৈবগতিকে (dōibogtike)
• দৈবঘটনা (dōiboghṭona)
• দৈবচয়ন (dōibcoẏon)
• দৈবজ্ঞ (dōibojno)
• দৈবদুর্ঘটনা (dōibdurghoṭona)
• দৈবদুর্বিপাক (dōibdurbipak)
• দৈবদোষ (dōibdōś)
• দৈবদোষে (dōibdōśe)
• দৈবধন (dōibodhon)
• দৈবনির্দিষ্ট (dōibonirdiśṭo)
• দৈবপ্রেরিত (dōiboprerito)
• দৈববল (dōibbol)
• দৈববাণী (dōibbani)
• দৈববিড়ম্বনা (dōibbiṛombona)
• দৈবযোগে (dōibjōge)
• দৈবলব্ধ (dōibolobdho)
• দৈবশক্তি (dōibośokti)
• দৈবশক্তিসম্পন্ন (dōibośoktiśomponno)

 

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “দৈব”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “দৈব”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “দৈব”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh