دزد

See also: درد‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (dwz, “thief”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš- (“bad, wrong”), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad, wrong”). From the same root comes also ‎ (došman, “enemy”). Cognate with Sanskrit दुस्- (dus-, “bad”), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬱-‎ (duš-, “bad”) and Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /duzd/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /dʊzd/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /dozd/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /duzd/

Noun

Iranian Persian	دزد
Dari	دزد
Tajik	дузд (duzd)

دزد • (dozd)

thief

Related terms

دزدی‎ (dozdi)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دزد”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “دزد”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (dozd).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊzd̪/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊzd̪/

Noun

دُزْد • (duzd) m (Hindi spelling दुज़्द)

thief, robber, stealer

References

“دزد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“دزد”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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