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dushman [Zend dusmainyu, i.e. dush+m˚; S. dush+manyu], s.m. Enemy, foe, adversary (in polite speech the word is frequently used euphemistically in a peculiar manner, e.g. āp-ke dushmanoṅ-kītab`īyat kabse `alīl hai, 'How long have your foes been indisposed?' but implying, 'Since when have you (or has your honour) been indisposed?'):—dushman-ě-jān or jānī, A mortal enemy:—dushman-ě-dilī, An enemy at heart:—dushmaně-ẕātī, A natural foe:—dushman-kām, s.m. 'A foe's wish'; misfortune, calamity:—dushmankushī, s.f. Killing of an enemy:—dushmangudāz, s.m. Dissolver or destroyer of enemies:—jānīdushman = dushman-ě-jānī:—`aql-kādushman, s.m. 'Foe of knowledge,' a stupid person, a fool.
Origin: Persian