देह

See also: दही

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːɦ/, [d̪eːʱ]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas

Sanskrit देह (deha)

Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀳 (deha)

Hindi देह (deh)

Inherited from Prakrit देह (deha), from Sanskrit देह (deha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos (“kneaded, formed”). Cognate with Marathi देह (deh), and more distantly with English dough.

Noun

देह • (deh) m or f (Urdu spelling دیہ)

1. body

   Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), तन (tan), बदन (badan)

2. person

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ده (dih) or from variant دیه (dīh).

Noun

देह • (deh) m or f (Urdu spelling دیہ)

1. (rare) village

   Synonyms: गाँव (gā̃v), मौज़ा (mauzā), पिंड (piṇḍ)

Derived terms

• देहात (dehāt)

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	देह deh	देह, देहें deh, dehẽ
oblique	देह deh	देहों dehõ
vocative	देह deh	देहो deho

Declension of देह (masc cons-stem // fem cons-stem)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “देह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi देह (deha), from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eɦ/, [d̪e]

Noun

देह • (deh) m

1. (anatomy) body

   Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), अंग (aṅga), तनू (tanū), काया (kāyā)

Declension

Declension of देह (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	देह dēha
direct plural	देह dēha
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	देह dēha		देह dēha
oblique सामान्यरूप	देहा dēhaā		देहां- dēhaān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	देहाला dēhaālā		देहांना dēhaānnā
ergative	देहाने, देहानं dēhaāne, dēhaāna		देहांनी dēhaānnī
instrumental	देहाशी dēhaāśī		देहांशी dēhaānśī
locative सप्तमी	देहात dēhaāt		देहांत dēhaāt
vocative संबोधन	देहा dēhaā		देहांनो dēhaānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of देह (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	देहाचा dēhaāċā	देहाचे dēhaāċe	देहाची dēhaācī	देहाच्या dēhaācā	देहाचे, देहाचं dēhaāċe, dēhaāċa	देहाची dēhaācī	देहाच्या dēhaācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	देहांचा dēhaānċā	देहांचे dēhaānċe	देहांची dēhaāñcī	देहांच्या dēhaāncā	देहांचे, देहांचं dēhaānċe, dēhaānċa	देहांची dēhaāñcī	देहांच्या dēhaāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “देह”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “देह”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देह (deha).

Noun

देह • (deha) m

1. body

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেহ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬳ (Balinese script)
• দেহ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေဟ (Burmese script)
• દેહ (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਹ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌹 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦲ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂯 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇಹ (Kannada script)
• ទេហ (Khmer script)
• ເທຫ (Lao script)
• ദേഹ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘮 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐴 (Newa script)
• ଦେହ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢲ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆲 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖮 (Siddham script)
• දෙහ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑪂 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚩 (Takri script)
• தே³ஹ (Tamil script)
• దేహ (Telugu script)
• เทห (Thai script)
• དེ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas

Sanskrit देह (deha)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéyǵʰ-o-s, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, to knead”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza), Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos), English dough, Latin fingō (whence English figure, fiction etc).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ɦɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ɦɐ/

Noun

देह • (déha) stem, m or n (root दिह्)

1. body
2. form, figure, shape
3. mass, bulk

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देह

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देहः (dehaḥ)	देहौ (dehau) देहा¹ (dehā¹)	देहाः (dehāḥ) देहासः¹ (dehāsaḥ¹)
vocative	देह (deha)	देहौ (dehau) देहा¹ (dehā¹)	देहाः (dehāḥ) देहासः¹ (dehāsaḥ¹)
accusative	देहम् (deham)	देहौ (dehau) देहा¹ (dehā¹)	देहान् (dehān)
instrumental	देहेन (dehena)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहैः (dehaiḥ) देहेभिः¹ (dehebhiḥ¹)
dative	देहाय (dehāya)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ)
ablative	देहात् (dehāt)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ)
genitive	देहस्य (dehasya)	देहयोः (dehayoḥ)	देहानाम् (dehānām)
locative	देहे (dehe)	देहयोः (dehayoḥ)	देहेषु (deheṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of देह

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देहम् (deham)	देहे (dehe)	देहानि (dehāni) देहा¹ (dehā¹)
vocative	देह (deha)	देहे (dehe)	देहानि (dehāni) देहा¹ (dehā¹)
accusative	देहम् (deham)	देहे (dehe)	देहानि (dehāni) देहा¹ (dehā¹)
instrumental	देहेन (dehena)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहैः (dehaiḥ) देहेभिः¹ (dehebhiḥ¹)
dative	देहाय (dehāya)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ)
ablative	देहात् (dehāt)	देहाभ्याम् (dehābhyām)	देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ)
genitive	देहस्य (dehasya)	देहयोः (dehayoḥ)	देहानाम् (dehānām)
locative	देहे (dehe)	देहयोः (dehayoḥ)	देहेषु (deheṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Assamese: দেহা (deha) (semi-learned)
• → Bengali: দেহ (deho)
• → Hindi: देह (deh)
• → Kannada: ದೇಹ (dēha)
• → Malayalam: ദേഹം (dēhaṁ)
• → Marathi: देह (deh)
• → Sinhalese: දේහය (dēhaya)
• → Tamil: தேகம் (tēkam)
• → Telugu: దేహము (dēhamu)
• → Urdu: دیہ (deh)