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{{Short description|Concept of God in Romani religion}} | {{Short description|Concept of God in Romani religion}} | ||
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'''Devla'''/'''Del'''/'''Devel''', '''Devlam''', '''Devles''', '''Devleske''' or '''Dovel''' is the word used when directly calling or [[pray]]ing to [[God]] in the [[Romani language]]. | '''Devla'''/'''Del'''/'''Devel''', '''Devlam''', '''Devles''', '''Devleske''' or '''Dovel''' is the word used when directly calling or [[pray]]ing to [[God]] in the [[Romani language]]. | ||
==Names== | ==Names== | ||
''Devla'' basically means "God". It cannot be confused with the English word [[Devil]], because the word for "Devil" in Romani is ''Beng'' | ''Devla'' basically means "God". It cannot be confused with the English word [[Devil]], because the word for "Devil" in Romani is ''Beng''. | ||
These Roma words existed in the | These Roma words existed in the | ||
[[Romani language|Roma language]] centuries before any Roma adopted Christianity or Islam. That is, "Devla or Del" is a common noun meaning "a god". It is based on the [[Sanskrit]] word ''[[Deva (Hinduism)|deva]]'', related to the [[Latin]] words ''[[deus]]'' ("god") and ''divinus'' ("godly, godlike"), [[Greek language|Greek]] ''[[Zeus]]'', [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] | [[Romani language|Roma language]] centuries before any Roma adopted Christianity or Islam. That is, "Devla or Del" is a common noun meaning "a god". It is based on the [[Sanskrit]] word ''[[Deva (Hinduism)|deva]]'', related to the [[Latin]] words ''[[deus]]'' ("god") and ''divinus'' ("godly, godlike"), [[Greek language|Greek]] ''[[Zeus]]'', [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] {{Lang|lt|Dievas}} and the name for the sky god ''[[*Dyēus]]'' present throughout Indo-European religions and cultures. | ||
==Devlaism== | ==Devlaism== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:49, 2 October 2025
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Names
Devla basically means "God". It cannot be confused with the English word Devil, because the word for "Devil" in Romani is Beng.
These Roma words existed in the Roma language centuries before any Roma adopted Christianity or Islam. That is, "Devla or Del" is a common noun meaning "a god". It is based on the Sanskrit word deva, related to the Latin words deus ("god") and divinus ("godly, godlike"), Greek Zeus, Lithuanian Script error: No such module "Lang". and the name for the sky god *Dyēus present throughout Indo-European religions and cultures.
Devlaism
After the Yugoslav Wars, some Roma of different groups, like the Arlije and Gurbeti, created their own ethnic religion, based on their folk beliefs of their old Romani folklore, but there are few believers, their holy days are named Djisatedimi. Rites like infant baptism (bona) and religious male circumcision (sunet bijav) maintained from Christianity and Islam and is performed.[1]
See also
References
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