દોજખ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوزخ (dōzax). Compare Bengali দোজখ (dōjokh) and Hindustani دوزخ / दोज़ख़ (dozax).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪o.d͡ʒəkʰ/
• Rhymes: -əkʰ
• Hyphenation: દો‧જખ

Noun

દોજખ • (dojakh) n

1. (Zoroastrianism, Islam) hell, hellfire

   Synonyms: જહન્નમ (jahannam), નરક (narak), યમલોક (yamlok)

   Antonyms: સ્વર્ગ (svarg), જન્નત (jannat), ફિરદોસ (phirdos)

2. (figurative) the stomach (especially one that is hungry), an empty stomach