𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देवलोक (devaloká). By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of 𑀤𑁂𑀯 (deva, “god, diety”) +‎ 𑀮𑁄𑀅 (loa, “world”).

Noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀅 (devaloa) m (Devanagari देवलोअ)

1. heaven, paradise

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀅 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀑 (devaloo)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆 (devaloā)
Accusative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀅𑀁 (devaloaṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀏 (devaloe) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆 (devaloā)
Instrumental	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀏𑀡 (devaloeṇa) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀏𑀡𑀁 (devaloeṇaṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀏𑀳𑀺 (devaloehi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (devaloehiṃ)
Dative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆𑀅 (devaloāa)	—
Ablative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆𑀑 (devaloāo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆𑀉 (devaloāu) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆 (devaloā) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆𑀳𑀺 (devaloāhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (devaloāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (devaloassa)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆𑀡 (devaloāṇa) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆𑀡𑀁 (devaloāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (devaloammi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀏 (devaloe)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀏𑀲𑀼 (devaloesu) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (devaloesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀅 (devaloa) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆 (devaloā)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀆 (devaloā)

Descendants

• Sinhalese: දෙව්ලොව (dewlowa)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “देवलोअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].