ਦਹਸ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ (dahiśat)

Etymology

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

Noun

ਦਹਸ਼ਤ • (dahśat) f (Shahmukhi spelling دہشت)

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.

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