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devān

deva mf(ī)n. ( fr. 3. div) heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence), RV. ; AV. ; VS. ; ŚBr. ( superl. m. devatama, RV. iv, 22, 3 &c.; f. devitamā, ii, 41, 16 )

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. دeثَ

deva mf(ī)n. ( fr. 3. div) heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence), RV. ; AV. ; VS. ; ŚBr. ( superl. m. devatama, RV. iv, 22, 3 &c.; f. devitamā, ii, 41, 16 )

2. دeثَن

devan m. brother-in-law (= devṛ), L.

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6 of 27 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. deva (vol. 3, scan p. 633; entry #7433).

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