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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (dwz, “thief”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš- (“bad, wrong”), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad, wrong”). From the same root comes also دشمن (došman, “enemy”). Cognate with Sanskrit दुस्- (dus-, “bad”), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬱- (duš-, “bad”) and Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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duzd
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| Dari reading?
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duzd
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| Iranian reading?
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dozd
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| Tajik reading?
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duzd
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Noun
| Dari
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دزد
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| Iranian Persian
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дузд
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دزد • (dozd)
- thief
References
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دزد (duzd), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš- (“bad, wrong”).
Pronunciation
Noun
دُزْد • (duzd) m (Hindi spelling दुज़्द)
- thief, robber, stealer
References
- “دزد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دزد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.