դժ-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian դժ- (dž-).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [dəʒ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [tʰəʒ]

Prefix

դժ- • (dž-)

1. a negative prefix, un-, dis-, mis-

   բախտ ― baxt ― luck

   դժբախտ ― džbaxt ― unfortunate, wretched

Usage notes

This prefix is not productive anymore.

Synonyms

• ան- (an-)
• ապ- (ap-)

Derived terms

Armenian terms prefixed with դժ-

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *duš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-. Compare Central Kurdish دِژ (dij, “against, opposed, counter; inimical, contrary, adverse”).

Prefix

դժ- • (dž-)

1. a negative prefix, un-, dis-, mis-

   դժմիտ ― džmit ― evil-minded

Synonyms

• ան- (an-)

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms prefixed with դժ-

Related terms

• դսրով (dsrov)
• թշնամի (tʻšnami)
• դժոխ (džox)

Further reading

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎^[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 358