Etymology

From Middle Persian dwšhw' / 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩 ‎(dušox, “****”) (Manichaean dwšx, dwšwx ‎(dušox), Pazend 𐬛𐬋𐬲𐬀𐬑 ‎(dōžax), 𐬛𐬋𐬰𐬀𐬑 ‎(dōzax), 𐬛𐬋𐬘𐬀𐬑 ‎(dōjax)), from Old Iranian *daušaxva-, *daužaxva, from *duš-ahw-a-, from Proto-Iranian *duš-Hah-u-a-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš-Has-u-a-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-h₁és-u-o-, from *dus- and *h₁es-. Cognates include Manichaean Parthian dwjx ‎(dōžax), Northern Kurdish dojeh, dûjeh, Baluchi دوزه ‎(dōzē), دوژه ‎(dōžē), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬊𐬲𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 ‎(daožauua), 𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎 ‎(dužaŋhu), Pashto دوغښ ‎(doǧaẍ). Compare Old Armenian դժոխ ‎(džox, “****”) and Georgian ჯოჯოხეთი ‎(ǯoǯoxeti), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /doːˈzæx/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [duːˈzæx]