a place or state in which the souls of dead people suffer for the bad things they did when they were living, so that they can become pure enough to go to heaven
برزخ, محل تصفیه گناهان, مکان تزکیه, جایگاه تطهیر
2
any place or state in which somebody suffers
برزخ, عذاب, حالت زجر
Getting up at four every morning is sheer purgatory.