دژخیم

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (dwšhym /⁠dušxēm⁠/, evil-natured). By surface analysis, دژـ (dož-) +‎ خیم (xim). Akin to Old Armenian դժխեմ (džxem), an Iranian borrowing.

Adjective

دژخیم (dežxim, dožxim)

  1. malignant
  2. ill-tempered
  3. ugly
  4. avaricious, close-fisted

Noun

دژخیم (dežxim, dožxim) (plural دژخیم‌ها (dežxim, dožxim-hâ) or دژخیمان (dežxim, dožximân))

  1. executioner
  2. jailer
  3. governor of a fort

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