دژم

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /duˈʒam/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /dʊˈʒam/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /doˈʒæm/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /duˈʒam/

Adjective

دژم • (dožam)

sad, melancholy, gloomy, dejected
fierce, enraged, furious, angry
- Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
  بدو گفت مهتر به روی دژم -- که برگوی تا از که دیدی ستم

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دژم”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (dožam),

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪ.ʒəm/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪ.ʒəm/

Adjective

دِژَم • (dižam) (Hindi spelling दिज़म)

angry, enraged, furious
unlucky, sin, black

References

“دژم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“دژم”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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