दोष

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दोष (doṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪oːʃ/

Noun

दोष • (doṣ) m (Urdu spelling دوش‎)

1. fault

   यह उसका दोष नहीं है।

   It is not his fault.

   मेरी माँ ने मेरे काम में दोष निकाला

   Mother found fault with my work.

2. blame

   नौकर ने भूल का दोष स्वीकार किया

   The servant took the blame for the mistake.

3. defect, flaw

   मोटर में कोई दोष है

   There is some defect in the motor.

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

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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

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
Nom. sg.	दोषः (doṣaḥ)
Gen. sg.	दोषस्य (doṣasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दोषः (doṣaḥ)	दोषौ (doṣau)	दोषाः (doṣāḥ)
Vocative	दोष (doṣa)	दोषौ (doṣau)	दोषाः (doṣāḥ)
Accusative	दोषम् (doṣam)	दोषौ (doṣau)	दोषान् (doṣān)
Instrumental	दोषेन (doṣena)	दोषाभ्याम् (doṣābhyām)	दोषैः (doṣaiḥ)
Dative	दोषाय (doṣāya)	दोषाभ्याम् (doṣābhyām)	दोषेभ्यः (doṣebhyaḥ)
Ablative	दोषात् (doṣāt)	दोषाभ्याम् (doṣābhyām)	दोषेभ्यः (doṣebhyaḥ)
Genitive	दोषस्य (doṣasya)	दोषयोः (doṣayoḥ)	दोषानाम् (doṣānām)
Locative	दोषे (doṣe)	दोषयोः (doṣayoḥ)	दोषेषु (doṣeṣu)

Descendants

• Hindi: दोष (doṣ)
• Rajasthani: दोस (dos)
• Malay: dosa

• Thai: โทษ (tôot)
• Telugu: దోషము (dōṣamu)
• Urdu: دوش‎ (doš)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 498