दुश्मन
See also: दुश्मनी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دشمن (došman), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dwšmn'), [script needed] (dwšmyn' /dušmen/, “enemy”), from Proto-Iranian *dušmánah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dušmánas, from Proto-Indo-European *dusménos. Doublet of दुर्मना (durmanā) and दुमन (duman).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʊʃ.mən/, [d̪ʊʃ.mə̃n̪]
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
- शत्रु (śatru)
Derived terms
- अक़्ल का दुश्मन (aqla kā duśman)
Derived terms
- दुश्मनी (duśmanī)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दुश्मन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Nepali
Alternative forms
- दुस्मन [dusman]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪usmʌn]
- Phonetic Devanagari: दुस्मन्
References
- “दुश्मन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “दुश्मन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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