دژن
See also: درن
Persian
Etymology
From Parthian djn (dažn, “hot, spicy”), from the Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-. Akin to Old Armenian դաժան (dažan); an Iranian borrowing.
Adjective
| Dari | دژن |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | дижан (dižan) |
دژن • (dežan)
- hot, spicy
- sharp, pungent
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “دژن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004), “djn”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols