डाह

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दाह (dāha, “burning, conflagration”), from the root verb दह् (dah, “to burn or scorch”).

Noun

डाह • (ḍāh) f (Urdu spelling ڈاہ)

1. jealousy, grudge

   वह डाह से खीझ रही है।

   vah ḍāh se khījh rahī hai.

   She is fretting out of jealousy.

Declension

Declension of डाह (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डाह ḍāh	डाहें ḍāhẽ
oblique	डाह ḍāh	डाहों ḍāhõ
vocative	डाह ḍāh	डाहो ḍāho

Synonyms

• ईर्ष्या (īrṣyā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “डाह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “डाह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.