Urdu Dictionary

دو dav, dau fr. dav-ī-dan, 'to run'; rt. S. धाव्

P دو dav, dau (fr. dav-ī-dan, 'to run'; rt. S. धाव्), part. adj. Running (used in comp.):—dav-ā-dav or dau, dav-ā-davish, dav-ā-davī or dauʼī, s.f. Running incessantly; running to and fro, or in every direction; bustling about; being active and energetic in any business; bustle; labour and fatigue, toil and trouble (syn. tag-ā-pū; dauṛ-dhūp).

ديو dev, dīv esp. in comp., vulg. deʼo

P ديو dev, dīv (esp. in comp.), vulg. deʼo [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. deʼo-bād, s.f. lit. 'A devil's wind,' a whirlwind, 'a devil':—deʼo-zād, adj. Demon-born or begotten:—dev-stān, vulg. deʼo-stān, s.m. The habitation of demons:—deʼo-kā-deʼo, s.m. A perfect giant, a veritable monster.