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daeva

daeva

English

Noun

daeva ‎(plural daevas)

(Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.

Translations

supernatural entity

Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 ‎(daēva)
Azeri: div
Bashkir: дейеү ‎(deyew)
Kazakh: дәу (kk) ‎(däw)
Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭣𐭩𐭠 ‎(dēw)

Nogai: деюв ‎(deyuv)
Persian: دیو (fa) ‎(dēv)
Tatar: дию (tt) ‎(diyu)
Uzbek: dev (uz)

See also

deva