ਦਹਸ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ (dahiśat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دهشت (dahšat), from Arabic دَهْشَة (dahša).

Noun

ਦਹਸ਼ਤ • (dahśat) f (Shahmukhi spelling دہشت)

1. fear, terror, fright

   Synonyms: ਖ਼ੌਫ਼ (xauf), ਦਹਿਲ (dahil), ਡਰ (ḍar), ਭੈ (bhai), ਸਹਿਮ (sahim)

Related terms

• ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤਗਰਦ m (dahiśtagarad, “terrorist”)
• ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤਵਾਦ m (dahiśtavād, “terrorism”)

References

• “ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• “ਦਹਸ਼ਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਹਸ਼ਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.