CAL: dyw, dywˀ

(magic) demon, devil

Syr, JBAmb, Man

P Lk9:42↗ ܐܲܪܡܝܸܗ ܕ݁ܲܝܘܵܐ ܗܲܘ ܘܡܲܥܣܸܗ‏ˀarmyeh daywāˀ haw wmaˁsehאַרמיֶה דַּיוָא הַו ומַעסֶה‏ܐܲܪܡܝܸܗ ܕ݁ܲܝܘܵܐ ܗܲܘ ܘܡܲܥܣܸܗ‏ˀarmyeh daywāˀ haw wmaˁsehאַרמיֶה דַּיוָא הַו ומַעסֶה‏ܐܲܪܡܝܸܗ ܕ݁ܲܝܘܵܐ ܗܲܘ ܘܡܲܥܣܸܗ‏ܐܲܪܡܝܸܗ ܕ݁ܲܝܘܵܐ ܗܲܘ ܘܡܲܥܣܸܗ‏ : that devil threw him down and ravaged him ; JBABowl 83.1:4↗ וכל דיוא דיכרא ונוקבתא‏wkl dywˀ dykrˀ wnwqbtˀܘܟܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܝܟܪܐ ܘܢܘܩܒܬܐ‏ܘܟܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܝܟܪܐ ܘܢܘܩܒܬܐ‏wkl dywˀ dykrˀ wnwqbtˀוכל דיוא דיכרא ונוקבתא‏ܘܟܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܝܟܪܐ ܘܢܘܩܒܬܐ‏ܘܟܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܝܟܪܐ ܘܢܘܩܒܬܐ‏

(1)

as the source of severe illness

Man

AM 186:2↗ ubairan kiba ḏliba ugangarata nihuia ubtaman daiuia nitnapšun ulanašia nigiṭlun : while in Iran there will be pain of innards and throats (i.e. influenza??) and in that same place devils will multiply and kill people

(2)

possession by a demon, madness

Syr

BHNom 151:8↗ ܓܪܒܐ܃ ܘܐܪܝܢܘܬܐ܃ ܘܕܝܘܐ‏ grbˀ; wˀrynwtˀ; wdywˀ גרבא, וארינותא, ודיוא‏ ܓܪܒܐ܃ ܘܐܪܝܢܘܬܐ܃ ܘܕܝܘܐ‏ grbˀ; wˀrynwtˀ; wdywˀ גרבא, וארינותא, ודיוא‏ ܓܪܒܐ܃ ܘܐܪܝܢܘܬܐ܃ ܘܕܝܘܐ‏ ܓܪܒܐ܃ ܘܐܪܝܢܘܬܐ܃ ܘܕܝܘܐ‏ : leprosy, leontiasis , and possession

☛Derivatives▶

dyw, dywwtˀ n.f. — demonism (?), female demon (?)
daywān adj. — demoniac
- daywānū, daywānūṯā n.f. — madness
dywn vb. — Qt to become mad
- metdaywnān, metdaywnānā nom.ag.Qt — insane

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

Iranian daewa, dēv.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 293[150]DJBA: 328aDrower/Macuch: 99b, 107aJ. Payne-Smith: 89