دۆژە

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dušHáhuš (literally “bad existence”), from *duš- (“bad”) +‎ *Háhuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásuš (“life, existence, being”).

Cognates include Persian دوزخ (duzax), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬊𐬲𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daožauua), 𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎 (dužaŋhu), Pashto دوغښ (doǧaẍ), Baluchi دوجک (dōǰak), دوژه (dōžē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /do̞ːʒa/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	dûjeh, dojeh

دۆژە (doje)

1. hell