Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

դժոխ (džox)

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

Declension edit

Adjective edit

դժոխ (džox)

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

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: դժոխք (džoxkʻ)

References edit

  • 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