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դժոխ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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դժոխ (džox)

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

Declension

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o-type
singular plural
nominative դժոխ (džox) դժոխք (džoxkʻ)
genitive դժոխոյ (džoxoy) դժոխոց (džoxocʻ)
dative դժոխոյ (džoxoy) դժոխոց (džoxocʻ)
accusative դժոխ (džox) դժոխս (džoxs)
ablative դժոխոյ (džoxoy) դժոխոց (džoxocʻ)
instrumental դժոխով (džoxov) դժոխովք (džoxovkʻ)
locative դժոխ (džox) դժոխս (džoxs)

Adjective

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դժոխ (džox)

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

Declension

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o-type
singular plural
nominative դժոխ (džox) դժոխք (džoxkʻ)
genitive դժոխոյ (džoxoy) դժոխոց (džoxocʻ)
dative դժոխոյ (džoxoy) դժոխոց (džoxocʻ)
accusative դժոխ (džox) դժոխս (džoxs)
ablative դժոխոյ (džoxoy) դժոխոց (džoxocʻ)
instrumental դժոխով (džoxov) դժոխովք (džoxovkʻ)
locative դժոխ (džox) դժոխս (džoxs)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դժոխք (džoxkʻ)

References

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  • 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