Ottoman Turkish

Noun

دیو • ‎(div)

1. demon
2. jinn, genie
3. giant

Descendants

• Serbo-Croatian: див

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ŠDYA ‎(dēw, “evil spirit”), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 ‎(daiva-), from Proto-Iranian *daiva- (compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 ‎(daēuua-)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit देव ‎(devá)), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‎(“god”) (compare Welsh duw, Latin deus, dīvus, Lithuanian dievas). Akin to Old Armenian դեւ ‎(dew), Georgian დევი ‎(devi), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /deːw/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [diːv]

Noun

دیو • ‎(dêv) ‎(plural دیوان ‎(dêvân) or دیوها ‎(dêv-hâ))

1. demon
2. daeva

Related terms

• دیوسان ‎(dêv-sân)

Descendants

• Arabic: ديو ‎(díyu)
• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: दीव ‎(dīv)
  • Urdu: دیو ‎(dīv)
• Ottoman Turkish: دیو ‎(div)
  • Serbo-Croatian: div / див
  • Turkish: dev, div

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian دیو ‎(div).

Noun

دیو • ‎(dīv) m ‎(Hindi spelling दीव)

1. demon
2. jinn

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दैव ‎(daiva).

Noun

دیو • ‎(daiv) m ‎(Hindi spelling दैव)

1. deity
2. god
3. celestial being