دزد
See also: درد
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (dwz, “thief”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš- (“bad, wrong”), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad, wrong”). From the same root comes also دشمن (došman, “enemy”). Cognate with Sanskrit दुस्- (dus-, “bad”), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬱- (duš-, “bad”) and Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /duzd/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /dʊzd/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /dozd/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /duzd/
Noun
دزد • (dozd)
- thief
Related terms
- دزدی (dozdi)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دزد”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “دزد”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دزد (dozd).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ʊzd̪/
Noun
دُزْد • (duzd) m (Hindi spelling दुज़्द)
- thief, robber, stealer
References
- “دزد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دزد”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.