दहशत

दहशत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَهْشَة‎ (dahša). Compare Punjabi ਦਹਸ਼ਤ (dahsht)/ دہشت‎ (dhsht), Gujarati દહેશત (daheśat).

Noun

दहशत • (dahśat) f (Urdu spelling دہشت‎)

1. terror, fear

Derived terms

• दहशतगर्द (dahśatgard)
• दहशतगर्दी (dahśatgardī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दहशत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَهْشَة‎ (dahša).

Noun

दहशत • (dahśat) f

1. fear, terror, fright

   Synonyms: धडकी (dhaḍkī), भय (bhay), भीती (bhītī)

Derived terms

• दहशतवाद (dahśatvād)
• दहशतवादी (dahśatvādī)

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “दहशत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “दहशत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “दहशत”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala