દોજખ

Gujarati

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dews-?
    Proto-Indo-European *dus-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš-
    Proto-Iranian *duš-
    Proto-Iranian *Háhuš
    Proto-Iranian *dušHáhuš
    Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩 (dʿšḥʿy)
    Classical Persian دوزَخ (dōzax)bor.
    Gujarati દોજખ (dojakh)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian دوزَخ (dōzax).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    દોજખ • (dojakh) n

    1. (Islam, Zoroastrianism) hell, hellfire
      Synonyms: જહન્નમ (jahannam), નરક (narak), યમલોક (yamlok)
      Antonyms: સ્વર્ગ (svarg), જન્નત (jannat), ફિરદોસ (phirdos)
    2. (figurative) the stomach (especially one that is hungry), an empty stomach

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