daeva

English

Alternative forms

• daiva, dev, deev

Etymology

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua). Doublet of deva.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvə/

Noun

daeva (plural daevas)

1. (Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature, usually considered as a demon.

Translations

supernatural entity

• Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua)
• Azerbaijani: div
• Bashkir: дейеү (deyew)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 德弗 (Défú)

• French: dive (fr) m
• Hindi: देव (hi) m (dev)
• Kazakh: дәу (däu)
• Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭣𐭩𐭠 (šdyʾ /⁠dēw⁠/)
• Nogai: деюв (deyuv)
• Persian: دیو (fa) (dêv)
• Tatar: дию (tt) (diyu)
• Turkish: dev (tr), dîv
• Urdu: دیو (dēv)
• Uzbek: dev (uz)

See also

• jinn
• ghoul
• satan
• angel