دژ
Persian
Etymology 1
ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad”)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IR" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [doʒ], [deʒ]
Prefix
| Dari | دژ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | дуж- |
دژ • (dož- or dež-)
Etymology 2
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ira" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoyǵʰhos (“wall”), from the root *dʰeyǵʰ-; see there for more.
The less commonly form دز (dez) is from Middle Persian KLYTA / dc (diz, “fortress”)
Alternative forms
- دز (dez)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IR" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /deʒ/, [deʒ]
Noun
| Dari | دژ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | диж |
دژ • (dež) (plural دژها (dež-hâ))
Derived terms
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “diz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 311—316