द्रोह

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्रोह (dróha).

Noun

द्रोह (drohm (Urdu spelling دروہ)

  1. malice, malevolence (intent to harm)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰráwgʰas (lie, deceit), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrówgʰos (lie). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥 (d-r-u-g /⁠drauga⁠/), Old Norse draugr. Also related to द्रुह् (druh) and द्रोघ (drogha).

Noun

द्रोह (droha) stemm

  1. injury, mischief, harm, perfidy, treachery, wrong, offence

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of द्रोह (droha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative द्रोहः
drohaḥ
द्रोहौ / द्रोहा¹
drohau / drohā¹
द्रोहाः / द्रोहासः¹
drohāḥ / drohāsaḥ¹
Vocative द्रोह
droha
द्रोहौ / द्रोहा¹
drohau / drohā¹
द्रोहाः / द्रोहासः¹
drohāḥ / drohāsaḥ¹
Accusative द्रोहम्
droham
द्रोहौ / द्रोहा¹
drohau / drohā¹
द्रोहान्
drohān
Instrumental द्रोहेण
droheṇa
द्रोहाभ्याम्
drohābhyām
द्रोहैः / द्रोहेभिः¹
drohaiḥ / drohebhiḥ¹
Dative द्रोहाय
drohāya
द्रोहाभ्याम्
drohābhyām
द्रोहेभ्यः
drohebhyaḥ
Ablative द्रोहात्
drohāt
द्रोहाभ्याम्
drohābhyām
द्रोहेभ्यः
drohebhyaḥ
Genitive द्रोहस्य
drohasya
द्रोहयोः
drohayoḥ
द्रोहाणाम्
drohāṇām
Locative द्रोहे
drohe
द्रोहयोः
drohayoḥ
द्रोहेषु
droheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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