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դժոխ

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Old Armenian

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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

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Adjective

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դժոխ (džox)

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

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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