ਦੋਜਕੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਦੋਜ (doja)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوزخ (dōzax), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩 (dwšḥwy /⁠dušox⁠/). Compare Old Hindi दोजग (dojaga).

Noun

ਦੋਜਕੁ (dojaku) m

1. hell

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਦੋਜ਼ਖ਼ (dozax)

  Shahmukhi script: دوزَخ (dozax)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦੋਜਕੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 159.
• “ਦੋਜਕੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024