دروغ

Pashto

Etymology

From Classical Persian دروغ (durōğ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪roɣ/

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• (Kunduz) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊrwɑɣ/

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Noun

دروغ • (droğ) f

1. lie
2. falsehood

Persian

Alternative forms

• دوروغ (duruğ) (colloquial, tehran)

Etymology

From Middle Persian KDBA / dlwb' (drō(g)), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥 (drauga), from Proto-Iranian *dráwgah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰráwgʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrówgʰos, from *dʰrewgʰ-. Compare German Betrug, Dutch bedrog, both “deception”. Also related with English dream.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [du.ˈɾoːɣ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.ɾóːɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.ɾóːɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.ɾóːɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪u.ɾʊ́ːɣ]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪o.ɹúːɢ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪o.ɹúːɢ̥]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [d̪uː.ɹúːɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪u.ɾɵ́ʁ]

Readings
Classical reading?	durōğ
Dari reading?	durōğ
Iranian reading?	doruğ
Tajik reading?	durüġ

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Noun

Dari	دروغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дурӯғ

دروغ • (dorôğ) (plural دروغ‌ها (dorôğ-hâ))

1. lie
2. untruth
3. falsehood

Related terms

• دروغگو (dorôğgô)
• دروغین (dorôğin)
• دروغ گفتن (dorôğ goftan)
• دروغ بافتن (dorôğ bâftan)

Descendants

• → Hindi: दरोग़ (daroġ)
• → Tamil: தரோகா (tarōkā)