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 (drúh)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ध्रुक्
    dhrúk     		द्रुहौ / द्रुहा¹
    drúhau / drúhā¹     		द्रुहः
    drúhaḥ
    Vocative ध्रुक्
    dhrúk     		द्रुहौ / द्रुहा¹
    drúhau / drúhā¹     		द्रुहः
    drúhaḥ
    Accusative द्रुहम्
    drúham     		द्रुहौ / द्रुहा¹
    drúhau / 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
    Notes
    • 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)
    Primary Verbal Forms
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    Non-Finite Forms
    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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