দোজখ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • দোজক (dōjok), দোযখ (dōjokh), দুযখ (dujokh)

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian دوزَخ (dōzax).

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪od͡ʒokʰ/, [ˈd̪od͡ʒok], [ˈd̪od͡ʒox], /d̪ozokʰ/, [ˈd̪ozok], [ˈd̪ozox]
    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪odʑokʰ/, [ˈd̪odʑok], [ˈd̪odʑox], /d̪ozokʰ/, [ˈd̪ozok], [ˈd̪ozox]

    Noun

    দোজখ • (dōjokh)

    1. hell
      Synonyms: জাহান্নাম (jahannam), নরক (norok), পাতাল (patal), নিরয় (niroẏ)
      Antonym: বেহেশ্ত (beheśt)
      দোজখে যাওয়ার ইচ্ছা কারর নাই।
      dōjokhe jaōẇar iccha karor nai.
      No one wants to go to hell.
      (literally, “No one has the wish to go to hell.”)

    Inflection

    indefinite forms
    nominative দোজখ (dōjokh)
    objective দোজখ / দোজখকে (dōjokh (semantically general or indefinite) / dōjokhke (semantically definite))
    genitive দোজখের (dōjokher)
    locative দোজখে (dōjokhe)
    definite forms
    singular plural
    nominative দোজখটা , দোজখটি (dōjokhṭa (colloquial), dōjokhṭi (formal)) দোজখগুলা, দোজখগুলো (dōjokhgula (colloquial), dōjokhgulo (formal))
    objective দোজখটা, দোজখটি (dōjokhṭa (colloquial), dōjokhṭi (formal)) দোজখগুলা, দোজখগুলো (dōjokhgula (colloquial), dōjokhgulo (formal))
    genitive দোজখটার, দোজখটির (dōjokhṭar (colloquial), dōjokhṭir (formal)) দোজখগুলার, দোজখগুলোর (dōjokhgular (colloquial), dōjokhgulor (formal))
    locative দোজখটাতে / দোজখটায়, দোজখটিতে (dōjokhṭate / dōjokhṭay (colloquial), dōjokhṭite (formal)) দোজখগুলাতে / দোজখগুলায়, দোজখগুলোতে (dōjokhgulate / dōjokhgulay (colloquial), dōjokhgulote (formal))
    Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).