Deva

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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" 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

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> Can anybody tell me the meaning of the word " Deva? " Is it the

same as " Dev " or is it different and if so, how?

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