द्रोह
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit द्रोह (dróha).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɾoːɦ/, [d̪ɾoːʱ]
Noun
द्रोह • (droh) m (Urdu spelling دروہ)
- malice, malevolence (intent to harm)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | द्रोह droh |
द्रोह droh |
| oblique | द्रोह droh |
द्रोहों drohõ |
| vocative | द्रोह droh |
द्रोहो droho |
Derived terms
- देशद्रोह (deśadroh)
- द्रोहचिंतन (drohcintan)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দ্ৰোহ (Assamese script)
- ᬤ᭄ᬭᭀᬳ (Balinese script)
- দ্রোহ (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰺𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑁄𑀳 (Brahmi script)
- ဒြောဟ (Burmese script)
- દ્રોહ (Gujarati script)
- ਦ੍ਰੋਹ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌹 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦿꦺꦴꦲ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂷𑂯 (Kaithi script)
- ದ್ರೋಹ (Kannada script)
- ទ្រោហ (Khmer script)
- ທ຺ໂຣຫ (Lao script)
- ദ്രോഹ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡵᠣᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘻𑘮 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠷᠣᠸᠠᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧜𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑑂𑐬𑑀𑐴 (Newa script)
- ଦ୍ରୋହ (Odia script)
- ꢣ꣄ꢬꣂꢲ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆾𑆲 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖺𑖮 (Siddham script)
- ද්රොහ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑩕𑪂 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚴𑚩 (Takri script)
- த்³ரோஹ (Tamil script)
- ద్రోహ (Telugu script)
- ทฺโรห (Thai script)
- དྲོ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒼𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨆𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
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) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | द्रोहः (drohaḥ) | द्रोहौ (drohau) द्रोहा¹ (drohā¹) |
द्रोहाः (drohāḥ) द्रोहासः¹ (drohāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | द्रोहम् (droham) | द्रोहौ (drohau) द्रोहा¹ (drohā¹) |
द्रोहान् (drohān) |
| instrumental | द्रोहेण (droheṇa) | द्रोहाभ्याम् (drohābhyām) | द्रोहैः (drohaiḥ) द्रोहेभिः¹ (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) |
| vocative | द्रोह (droha) | द्रोहौ (drohau) द्रोहा¹ (drohā¹) |
द्रोहाः (drohāḥ) द्रोहासः¹ (drohāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: doha
- → Kannada: ದ್ರೋಹ (drōha)
- → Malayalam: ദ്രോഹം (drōhaṁ)
- → Old Javanese: drohaka
- → Old Malay: [script needed] (drohaka)
- → Tamil: துரோகம் (turōkam)
- → Telugu: ద్రోహము (drōhamu)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “द्रोह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 502, column 3.