दोष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दोष (doṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪oːʂ/, [d̪oːʃ]

Noun

दोष • (doṣ) m (Urdu spelling دوش‎)

1. fault

   यह उसका दोष नहीं है। ― yah uskā doṣ nahī̃ hai. ― It is not his fault.

   मेरी माँ ने मेरे काम में दोष निकाला।

   merī mā̃ ne mere kām mẽ doṣ nikālā.

   Mother found fault with my work.

2. blame

   नौकर ने भूल का दोष स्वीकार किया।

   naukar ne bhūl kā doṣ svīkār kiyā.

   The servant took the blame for the mistake.

3. defect, flaw

   मोटर में कोई दोष है। ― moṭar mẽ koī doṣ hai. ― There is some defect in the motor.

Declension

Declension of दोष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दोष doṣ	दोष doṣ
oblique	दोष doṣ	दोषों doṣõ
vocative	दोष doṣ	दोषो doṣo

Synonyms

• (fault): क़सूर (qasūr)
• (blame): इलज़ाम (ilzām)
• (defect): ऐब (aib)

References

• Bahri, Hardev, “दोष”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, 1989

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáwṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to fail, to lag, to be behind”). Cognate with English tire and Ancient Greek δεύομαι (deúomai, “to lack”).

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᭀᬱ (Balinese script)
• দোষ (Assamese script)
• দোষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰺𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁄𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑍋𑌷 (Grantha script)
• દોષ (Gujarati script)
• ꦢꦺꦴꦰ (Javanese script)
• ទោឞ (Khmer script)
• ದೋಷ (Kannada script)
• ໂທຩ (Lao script)
• 𑘟𑘻𑘬 (Modi script)
• ဒေါၑ (Burmese script)
• 𑐡𑑀𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଦୋଷ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꣂꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆾𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖺𑖬 (Siddham script)
• దోష (Telugu script)
• โทษ (Thai script)
• དོཥ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒼𑒭 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐ́w.ʂɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪oː.ʂɐ/

Noun

दोष • (dóṣa) m

1. fault, deficiency
2. vice
3. blame
4. damage
5. mistake

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दोष (dóṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दोषः dóṣaḥ	दोषौ dóṣau	दोषाः / दोषासः¹ dóṣāḥ / dóṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दोष dóṣa	दोषौ dóṣau	दोषाः / दोषासः¹ dóṣāḥ / dóṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दोषम् dóṣam	दोषौ dóṣau	दोषान् dóṣān
Instrumental	दोषेण dóṣeṇa	दोषाभ्याम् dóṣābhyām	दोषैः / दोषेभिः¹ dóṣaiḥ / dóṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	दोषाय dóṣāya	दोषाभ्याम् dóṣābhyām	दोषेभ्यः dóṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	दोषात् dóṣāt	दोषाभ्याम् dóṣābhyām	दोषेभ्यः dóṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	दोषस्य dóṣasya	दोषयोः dóṣayoḥ	दोषाणाम् dóṣāṇām
Locative	दोषे dóṣe	दोषयोः dóṣayoḥ	दोषेषु dóṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: दोष (doṣ)
• Rajasthani: दोस (dos)
• → Malay: dosa
  • Indonesian: dosa
• Thai: โทษ (tôot)
• Tamil: தோஷம் (tōṣam), தோம் (tōm)
• Telugu: దోషము (dōṣamu)
• Urdu: دوش‎ (doš)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 498