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DARI:  دشمن — dušman ‡

RUSSIAN: душман — dušman  ‡‡

RUSSIAN: дух — dux  ‡‡‡

  

   ‡  )  Lit., Enemy

  ‡‡  )  Lit., Enemy = Afghan-Dari loan word used by both sides during the Russian occupation & ensuing Afghanistan insurgency & war fr. 1979 through 1989 (Etym., Dari, دشمن — dušman = enemy).

  ‡‡‡ ) Afghan/Dari loan word, shortened fr.  душман — dušman to дух — dux = term used by both sides during the Russian occupation of Afghanistan (1979-89). (Etym., Dari, دشمن — dušman = enemy).

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