द्रुह्

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Etymology 1

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš ~ *dʰrúǰʰás (“deceit, offence”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréwgʰ-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive, mislead”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 (druj, “lie”).

    Noun

    द्रुह् • (drúh) stem, f

    1. injury, harm, offence
    2. an injurer; a foe, a demon
    Declension
    Feminine root-stem declension of द्रुह्
    singular dual plural
    nominative ध्रुक् (dhrúk) द्रुहौ (drúhau)
    द्रुहा¹ (drúhā¹)     		द्रुहः (drúhaḥ)
    vocative ध्रुक् (dhrúk) द्रुहौ (drúhau)
    द्रुहा¹ (drúhā¹)     		द्रुहः (drúhaḥ)
    accusative द्रुहम् (drúham) द्रुहौ (drúhau)
    द्रुहा¹ (drúhā¹)     		द्रुहः (drúhaḥ)
    instrumental द्रुहा (druhā́) ध्रुग्भ्याम् (dhrugbhyā́m) ध्रुग्भिः (dhrugbhíḥ)
    dative द्रुहे (druhé) ध्रुग्भ्याम् (dhrugbhyā́m) ध्रुग्भ्यः (dhrugbhyáḥ)
    ablative द्रुहः (druháḥ) ध्रुग्भ्याम् (dhrugbhyā́m) ध्रुग्भ्यः (dhrugbhyáḥ)
    genitive द्रुहः (druháḥ) द्रुहोः (druhóḥ) द्रुहाम् (druhā́m)
    locative द्रुहि (druhí) द्रुहोः (druhóḥ) ध्रुक्षु (dhrukṣú)
    • ¹Vedic

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive, mislead”). Cognate with German trügen.

    Root

    द्रुह् • (druh)

    1. to hurt
    2. to be hostile to, to seek to harm
    3. (Vedic) to deceive, to cheat
    Derived terms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root द्रुह् (0 c, 5 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root द्रुह् (3 c, 0 e)
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    Derived Nominal Forms

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “द्रुह्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 502, column 2.
    • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 80
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “DROGH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 760
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