ਦੋਜਕੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਦੋਜ (doja)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوزخ (dōzax), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩 (dwšḥwy /⁠dušox⁠/). Compare Old Hindi दोजग (dojaga).

Noun

ਦੋਜਕੁ (dojaku) m

  1. hell

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ (dozax)
    Shahmukhi script: دوزَخ (dozax)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦੋਜਕੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 159
  • “ਦੋਜਕੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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