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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دشمن (dušman), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *dušmánah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dušmánas. Compare Hindustani دشمن / दुश्मन (duśman).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ • (duśmaṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling دشمݨ)
- enemy, villain
- Synonyms: ਦੋਖੀ (dokhī), ਗਨੀਮ (ganīm), ਲਾਗੂ (lāgū), ਵੈਰੀ (vairī)
Declension
| Declension of ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ
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| dir. sg.
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ (duśmaṇ)
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| dir. pl.
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ (duśmaṇ)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ (duśmaṇ)
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ (duśmaṇ)
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| oblique
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ (duśmaṇ)
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣਾਂ (duśmaṇā̃)
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| vocative
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣਾ (duśmaṇā)
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੋ (duśmaṇo)
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| ablative
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੋਂ (duśmaṇõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੇ (duśmaṇe)
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੀਂ (duśmaṇī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੇ (duśmaṇe)
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ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੀਂ (duśmaṇī̃)
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Further reading
- “ਦੁਸ਼ਮਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024