दरोग़

See also: दरगा, दुर्ग, and दुर्गा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دروغ (durōğ), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥 (drauga). Compare with Sanskrit द्रुग्ध (drugdha, “an injurious or malevolent act”) and German Betrug (“deception”).

Noun

दरोग़ • (daroġ) m (Urdu spelling دروغ)

1. lie, falsehood

   Synonym: झूठ (jhūṭh)

   दरोग़ को फ़रोग़ नहीं। ― daroġ ko faroġ nahī̃. ― A lie does not prosper. (proverb)

Declension

Declension of दरोग़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दरोग़ daroġ	दरोग़ daroġ
oblique	दरोग़ daroġ	दरोग़ों daroġõ
vocative	दरोग़ daroġ	दरोग़ो daroġo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “दरोग़”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.