दोजग

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Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوزخ (dōzax), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩 (dwšḥwy /⁠dušox⁠/). Compare Old Punjabi ਦੋਜਕੁ (dojaku).

Noun

दोजग (dojaga)

  1. hell
    Synonym: नरक (naraka)

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: दोज़ख़ (dozax)
    Urdu: دوزَخ (dozax)

Further reading

  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 540
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दोजग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha