दोष

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दोस (dos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दोष (doṣa).

Pronunciation

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दोष (doṣa). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘟𑘻𑘬 (doṣa), 𑘟𑘻𑘏 (dokha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪oʂ/
• Rhymes: -oʂ

Noun

दोष • (doṣ) m

1. blame

   त्याने न केलेल्या गोष्टीसाठी त्याला दोष देणे योग्य नाही.

   tyāne na kelelyā goṣṭīsāṭhī tyālā doṣ deṇe yogya nāhī.

   It is not fair to blame him for something he didn't do.

2. fault

   Synonym: चूक (cūk)

   ह्यात माझा काय दोष? ― hyāt mājhā kāy doṣ? ― What is my fault in this?

3. defect, fault, flaw

   उत्पादनाच्या ताऱ्यांमध्ये दोष आहे.

   utpādnācyā tāryāmmadhye doṣ āhe.

   There is a defect in the wiring of the product.

Declension

Declension of दोष (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	दोष doṣ
direct plural	दोष doṣ
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	दोष doṣ		दोष doṣ
oblique सामान्यरूप	दोषा doṣā		दोषां- doṣān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	दोषाला doṣālā		दोषांना doṣānnā
ergative	दोषाने, दोषानं doṣāne, doṣāna		दोषांनी doṣānnī
instrumental	दोषाशी doṣāśī		दोषांशी doṣānśī
locative सप्तमी	दोषात doṣāt		दोषांत doṣāt
vocative संबोधन	दोषा doṣā		दोषांनो doṣānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of दोष (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	दोषाचा doṣāċā	दोषाचे doṣāċe	दोषाची doṣācī	दोषाच्या doṣācā	दोषाचे, दोषाचं doṣāċe, doṣāċa	दोषाची doṣācī	दोषाच्या doṣācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	दोषांचा doṣānċā	दोषांचे doṣānċe	दोषांची doṣāñcī	दोषांच्या doṣāncā	दोषांचे, दोषांचं doṣānċe, doṣānċa	दोषांची doṣāñcī	दोषांच्या doṣāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• दोष देणे (doṣ deṇe, “to blame”)
• दोषवारण (doṣvāraṇ, “averting blame”)
• दोषारोप (doṣārop, “blaming”)
• दोषी (doṣī, “guilty”)

See also

• उणीव (uṇīv, “deficiency”)
• विकृती (vikrutī, “ abnormality”)
• व्यंग (vyaṅga, “ physical defect”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “दोष”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दोष”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “दोष”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দোষ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᭀᬱ (Balinese script)
• দোষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰺𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁄𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေါၑ (Burmese script)
• દોષ (Gujarati script)
• ਦੋਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍋𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦴꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂷𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ದೋಷ (Kannada script)
• ទោឞ (Khmer script)
• ໂທຩ (Lao script)
• ദോഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠣᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘻𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠣᠸᠠᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧜𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑑀𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଦୋଷ (Odia script)
• ꢣꣂꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆾𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖺𑖬 (Siddham script)
• දොෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩕𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚴 (Takri script)
• தே³ாஷ (Tamil script)
• దోష (Telugu script)
• โทษ (Thai script)
• དོ་ཥ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒼𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨆𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́w.ʂɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪oː.ʂɐ/

Noun

दोष • (dóṣa) stem, m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दोष

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दोषः (dóṣaḥ)	दोषौ (dóṣau) दोषा¹ (dóṣā¹)	दोषाः (dóṣāḥ) दोषासः¹ (dóṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दोषम् (dóṣam)	दोषौ (dóṣau) दोषा¹ (dóṣā¹)	दोषान् (dóṣān)
instrumental	दोषेण (dóṣeṇa)	दोषाभ्याम् (dóṣābhyām)	दोषैः (dóṣaiḥ) दोषेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	दोष (dóṣa)	दोषौ (dóṣau) दोषा¹ (dóṣā¹)	दोषाः (dóṣāḥ) दोषासः¹ (dóṣāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: dosa
• Punjabi: ਦੋਹ (doh)
• Marwari: दोस (dos)
• Romani: doś
• → Hindi: दोष (doṣ)
• → Kannada: ದೋಷ (dōṣa)
• → Lao: ໂທດ (thōt)
• → Malay: dosa
  • Indonesian: dosa
• → Old Marathi: 𑘟𑘻𑘬 (doṣa)
  • Marathi: दोष (doṣ)
• → Punjabi: ਦੋਖ (dokh) (learned), ਦੋਸ਼ (doś)
• → Thai: โทษ (tôot)
• → Tamil: தோஷம் (tōṣam), தோம் (tōm)
• → Telugu: దోషము (dōṣamu)
• → Urdu: دوش (doś)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dōṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 376

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “दोष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 498/2-3.