ਦੋਜਕੁ
Old Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਦੋਜ (doja)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دوزخ (dôzax), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩 (dwšḥwy /dušox/). Compare Old Hindi दोजग (dojaga).
Noun
ਦੋਜਕੁ (dojaku) m
- hell
Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ (dozax)
- Shahmukhi: دوزَخ (dōzax)
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle, A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, 2011, →ISBN, page 159
- “ਦੋਜਕੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021