दग़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Persian دغا (dağā, “imposture, deceit”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɣɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɣäː], /d̪ə.ɡɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɡäː]

Noun

दग़ा • (daġā) f (Urdu spelling دغا)

1. dupery
2. betrayal

Declension

Declension of दग़ा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दग़ा daġā	दग़ाएँ daġāẽ
oblique	दग़ा daġā	दग़ाओं daġāõ
vocative	दग़ा daġā	दग़ाओ daġāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दग़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دغا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul