دروند

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Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ruŋd̪/
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Adjective

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دروند (drund)

  1. heavy
  2. honorable
  3. haunted

Declension

See also

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian (druwand /⁠dlwnd⁠/, sinful, unrighteous ), borrowed from Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (druuaṇt), 𐬛𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (drəguuaṇt), from Proto-Iranian *dráwgah-wánts (follower of the Lie). Compare Sanskrit द्रुह्वन् (druhvan).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? durwand
Dari reading? durwand
Iranian reading? dorvand
Tajik reading? durvand

Adjective

دروند (dorvand)

  1. (usually Zoroastrianism) sinful, wicked

Noun

دروند (dorvand)

  1. (Zoroastrianism, archaic) infidel, non-Zoroastrian; (usually) Muslim
    Synonym: جددین (joddin)
    Antonym: بهدین (behdin)

Descendants

  • Gujarati: દુરવંદ (durvand)