دژـ

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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