دیو

dev, dīv (esp. in comp.), vulg. de`o[Pehl. dev; Zend daêva, fr. dīv; S. देव], s.m. An evil spirit, devil, demon, an evil jinn, a ghost, hobgoblin; a giant, a monster, a huge fellow or thing:—dev-bād, vulg. de`obād, s.f. lit. 'A devil's wind,' a whirlwind, 'a devil':—de`o-zād, adj. Demon-born or begotten:—dev-stān, vulg. de`o-stān, s.m. The habitation of demons:—de`o-kā-de`o, s.m. A perfect giant, a veritable monster.