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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Iranian *dužox. See Persian دوزخ (dowzax, duzax) for more.
Noun
դժոխ • (džox)
- (in the plural) hell, underworld
- (in the plural) sepulcher, tomb
Declension
Adjective
դժոխ • (džox)
- (figuratively) hard, harsh, austere, vexatious, difficult
Declension
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References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դժոխք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դժոխք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դժոխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press