दुश्मन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دشمن (dušman), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *dušmánāh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dušmánās, from Proto-Indo-European *dusmenēs. Doublet of दुर्मना (durmanā) and दुमन (duman). Compare Assamese দুছমন (dusomon), Bengali দুশমন (duśmon), Gujarati દુશ્મન (duśman), Marathi दुशमन (duśman), Nepali दुश्मन (duśman), Punjabi ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ (duśmaṇ), Santali ᱫᱩᱥᱢᱚᱱ (dusmôn).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʊʃ.mən/, [d̪ʊʃ.mɐ̃n]

Noun

दुश्मन • (duśmanm (Urdu spelling دشمن)

  1. enemy, foe

Declension

Declension of दुश्मन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दुश्मन
duśman
दुश्मन
duśman
oblique दुश्मन
duśman
दुश्मनों
duśmanõ
vocative दुश्मन
duśman
दुश्मनो
duśmano

Synonyms

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References

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दुश्मन (duśman), from Classical Persian دُشْمَن (dušman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪usmʌn]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: दुस्मन्

Noun

दुश्मन • (duśman)

  1. enemy, foe

References

  • दुश्मन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दुश्मन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “दुश्मन”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 316