دژـ

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [duʒ.], [diʒ.]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊʒ.], [d̪ɪʒ.]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊʒ.], [d̪ɪʒ.]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊʒ.], [d̪ɪʒ.]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪uʒ.], [d̪iʒ.]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪oʒ.], [d̪eʒ.]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪uʒ.], [d̪iʒ.]

Readings
Classical reading?	duž-, diž-
Dari reading?	duž-, diž-
Iranian reading?	dož-, dež-
Tajik reading?	duž-, diž-

Prefix

Dari	دژـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дуж-

دژـ • (dož- or dež-)

1. bad, difficult, hard