Central Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

Northern Kurdish dûjeh, dojeh

دۆژە (doje)

  1. hell