दरोग़

See also: दरगा, दुर्ग, and दुर्गा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دروغ (durōğ), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥 (drauga); cognate with Tamil தரோகா (tarōkā). Compare with Sanskrit द्रुग्ध (drugdha, “an injurious or malevolent act”) and German Betrug (“deception”).

Noun

दरोग़ • (daroġ) m (Urdu spelling دروغ)

1. lie, falsehood

   Synonym: झूठ (jhūṭh)

   दरोग़ को फ़रोग़ नहीं। ― daroġ ko faroġ nahī̃. ― A lie does not prosper. (proverb)

Declension

Declension of दरोग़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दरोग़ daroġ	दरोग़ daroġ
oblique	दरोग़ daroġ	दरोग़ों daroġõ
vocative	दरोग़ daroġ	दरोग़ो daroġo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “दरोग़”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.