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دېو — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

dew
Pronunciation:Standard: /dew/
Noun (Masculine)plural: دېوانOrigin: Persian → PashtoVerified sense 1
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دېو (dew) is a Pashto n-m meaning “daeva; devil, evil spirit” in English او په اردو کې د «دیو، شیطان، کالا» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form دېوان, and 1 verified thesaurus relations.

Meanings5

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
daeva; devil, evil spirit
دیو، شیطان، کالا
Example in context:

تور دیو په جنګنبه مین وه ورته ویل به ئی ، بی بی کرړو

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2
A demon, devil, p[classical]
Example in context:

د ډ ېر وامسا/لکړه دیو ګېډۍ

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3
glant[general_modern]
Example in context:

تور دیو په جنګنبه مین وه ورته ویل به ئی ، بی بی کرړو

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4
giant
دیو، ژنده
Example in context:

د ډ ېر وامسا/لکړه دیو ګېډۍ

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5
[Classical] A demon, a devil[classical]
Page 482 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Persian
Example in context:

هغه د غره په څېر دېو سړی دی.

“He is a giant of a man.”

وہ پہاڑ جیسا دیو ہیکل آدمی ہے۔

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Proverbs (Mataloona)4 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«په دیوویانو کښے خپل نوکونه اوږ شول ۔»

“Among the giants/demons, their own nails grew long.”

دیووں کے اپنے ناخن ہی ان کے لیے مصیبت بن گئے۔

Cultural context: Folkloric idiom describing a situation where a powerful entity is encumbered or harmed by its own excessive strength or attributes.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چه نه شې دیو او بدی سره نغان نه شې.»

“When resources fall short, even a small task cannot be properly managed.”

جب مرضی نہ ہو تو ایک سیر آٹے سے بھی روٹی نہیں بنتی۔

Cultural context: Emphasizes that without proper means and mutual cooperation, desired outcomes are impossible.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«تور دیو په جنگنبه مین وه ورته ویل به ئی ، بی بی کرړو»

“The dark demon was in love with a dung beetle, calling her 'Lady Beetle'.”

کالا دیو گوبر کے کیڑے پر عاشق تھا اور اسے بی بی کہتا تھا۔

Cultural context: A satirical take on infatuation, showing how love can make someone view even the most repulsive object as precious.
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  • • تور دیو په جنګنبه مین وه ورته ویل به ئی ، بی بی کرړو
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د ډ ېر وامسا/لکړه دیو ګېډۍ»

Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms(مترادفات او متضادات)

Semantic lexical relations verified from Achakzai Pashto Thesaurus & corpus data

Synonyms (هم‌مانا / مترادف لغتونه)1 synonym

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
direct, plural
دېواندېوان
oblique, plural
دېوانودېوانو
singular, vocative
دېوهدېوه
plural, vocative
دېوانودېوانو
Dir Plural Animate (-gān)
دېوګانdew-gān
Obl Plural (-gāno)
دېوګانوdew-gāno
Dir Plural (-yān)
دېویانdew-yān
Obl Plural (-yāno)
دېویانوdew-yāno

Examples from corpora9

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

Pashto Wikipedia: د مخ زېږيز پېر د فيلسوفانو لړليک

ديو جانس كلبي انتيستيس اپلاتون ارستو سقرات ډېموكرېټس

“Attested usage in 'د مخ زېږيز پېر د فيلسوفانو لړليک' (دېو)”

OALD Master Corpus

تور دیو په جنګنبه مین وه ورته ویل به ئی ، بی بی کرړو

OALD Master Corpus

د ډ ېر وامسا/لکړه دیو ګېډۍ

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
کتل ▼

Persian

Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *daywáh. Perhaps borrowed from Persian. [Wiktionary]

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword دېو (dew) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه