Macedonian

Noun

душман • ‎(dušman) m ‎(plural душмани)

1. enemy, fiend (an aggressive one)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish دشمان ‎(düşman), from Persian دشمن ‎(došman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʊʂˈman]

Noun

душма́н • ‎(dušmán) m anim ‎(genitive душма́на, nominative plural душма́ны, genitive plural душма́нов)

1. (Turkestan, Afghanistan) mujahid, enemy

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ду̏шманин

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish دشمان ‎(düşman), from Persian دشمن ‎(došman). Akin to душма̀нлук and ди̑н-ду̏шман.

Pronunciation

• (dùšmān): IPA^(key): /dûʃman/
• (dùšmān): IPA^(key): /dǔʃmaːn/
• Hyphenation: душ‧ман

Noun

ду̏шман m ‎(Latin spelling dȕšman) or ду̀шма̄н m ‎(Latin spelling dùšmān)

1. (expressively) enemy

Declension

Synonyms

• нѐпријатељ

References

• “душман” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 229

Tajik

Noun

душман • ‎(dušman)

1. enemy

Related terms

• душманӣ ‎(dušmanī)