ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوزخ (dōzax).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d̪oːzəxᵊ/ [d̪oːd͡ʒəkʰᵊ]
Noun
ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ • (dozax) m (Shahmukhi spelling دوزخ)
- (religion, Zoroastrianism, Christianity) hell, hellfire
- (figurative) the stomach (especially one that is hungry), an empty stomach
- (Islam) Nafs-e-Ammara (the human inclination or ego towards sin)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ (dozax) | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ (dozax) |
| oblique | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ (dozax) | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ਾਂ (dozxā̃) |
| vocative | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ਾ (dozxā) | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ੋ (dozxo) |
| ablative | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ੋਂ (dozxõ) | — |
| locative | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ੇ (dozxe) | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ੀਂ (dozxī̃) |
| instrumental | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ੇ (dozxe) | ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ੀਂ (dozxī̃) |
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.