Guest guest Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Can anybody tell me the meaning of the word " Deva? " Is it the same as " Dev " or is it different and if so, how? Thanks. All Light, Sat Sangeet Kaur Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 " Deva " comes from the sanskrit root " div " meaning " to shine " . Deva is masculine, Devi is feminine. The literal meaning for Deva/Devi could be " He/She who emanates light " . They are sanskrit words for " deity, god, demi-god, celestial being, spirit " and had an influence on the latin words Deus, Divus, the english Divine, Deity, the french Dieu, the italian Dio, and so on. The form " Dev " has the same meaning, with the elision of the last vowel. I suppose it could be from Gurmukhi or some dialectal form, but I am not sure; for instance in Hindi sometime they don't pronounce also the last vowel of the words. Sat Nam, Maurizio Kundaliniyoga , Sat Sangeet <satsangeetkaur wrote: > > > Can anybody tell me the meaning of the word " Deva? " Is it the same as " Dev " or is it different and if so, how? > > Thanks. > > All Light, > Sat Sangeet Kaur > > > > > > > > Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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