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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
Noun
दुश्मन • (duśman) m (Urdu spelling دشمن)
- enemy, foe
Declension
Declension of दुश्मन (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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दुश्मन duśman
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दुश्मन duśman
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oblique
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दुश्मन duśman
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दुश्मनों duśmanõ
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vocative
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दुश्मन duśman
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दुश्मनो duśmano
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Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دشمن (dušman).
Pronunciation
Noun
दुश्मन • (duśman)
- enemy, foe
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