դժոխ

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *dužox. See Persian دوزخ (dowzax, duzax) for more.

Noun

դժոխ (džox)

  1. (in the plural) hell, underworld
  2. (in the plural) sepulcher, tomb

Declension

Adjective

դժոխ (džox)

  1. (figuratively) hard, harsh, austere, vexatious, difficult

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: դժոխք (džoxkʻ)

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