Feminine

derew

Sentences

Rastî tal e, derew şêrîn e.

Truth is bitter, lies are sweet.

Rastî tal e, derew şîrîn e.

The truth is bitter, lies are sweet.

Hemû tiştên tu dibêjî tam derew in!

Everything you say is a lie!

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Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɛˈɾɛw/

Cognate with Avestan

𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘

In summary

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš ~ *dʰrúǰʰás (“deceit, offence”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréwgʰ-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive, mislead”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 (druj, “lie”).

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