جنة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ج ن ن (j-n-n), related to “covering” and “protecting”, sense of a paradise being borrowed from Classical Syriac ܓܰܢܬܳܐ (gannəṯā) or more likely Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒan.na/

Noun

جَنَّة • (janna) f (plural جَنَّات (jannāt) or جِنَان (jinān))

1. garden
2. paradise, heaven

Declension

Declension of noun جَنَّة (janna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنَّة janna	الْجَنَّة al-janna	جَنَّة jannat
Nominative	جَنَّةٌ jannatun	الْجَنَّةُ al-jannatu	جَنَّةُ jannatu
Accusative	جَنَّةً jannatan	الْجَنَّةَ al-jannata	جَنَّةَ jannata
Genitive	جَنَّةٍ jannatin	الْجَنَّةِ al-jannati	جَنَّةِ jannati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنَّتَيْن jannatayn	الْجَنَّتَيْن al-jannatayn	جَنَّتَيْ jannatay
Nominative	جَنَّتَانِ jannatāni	الْجَنَّتَانِ al-jannatāni	جَنَّتَا jannatā
Accusative	جَنَّتَيْنِ jannatayni	الْجَنَّتَيْنِ al-jannatayni	جَنَّتَيْ jannatay
Genitive	جَنَّتَيْنِ jannatayni	الْجَنَّتَيْنِ al-jannatayni	جَنَّتَيْ jannatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنَّات‎; جِنَان jannāt‎; jinān	الْجَنَّات‎; الْجِنَان al-jannāt‎; al-jinān	جَنَّات‎; جِنَان jannāt‎; jinān
Nominative	جَنَّاتٌ‎; جِنَانٌ jannātun‎; jinānun	الْجَنَّاتُ‎; الْجِنَانُ al-jannātu‎; al-jinānu	جَنَّاتُ‎; جِنَانُ jannātu‎; jinānu
Accusative	جَنَّاتٍ‎; جِنَانًا jannātin‎; jinānan	الْجَنَّاتِ‎; الْجِنَانَ al-jannāti‎; al-jināna	جَنَّاتِ‎; جِنَانَ jannāti‎; jināna
Genitive	جَنَّاتٍ‎; جِنَانٍ jannātin‎; jinānin	الْجَنَّاتِ‎; الْجِنَانِ al-jannāti‎; al-jināni	جَنَّاتِ‎; جِنَانِ jannāti‎; jināni

Related terms

• جَنَائِنِيّ (janāʔiniyy, “gardener”)
• جَنَّان (jannān, “gardener”)
• جُنَيْنَة (junayna, “little garden, garden”)

Descendants

• Albanian: xhenet
• Azerbaijani: cənnət
• Bashkir: йәннәт (yənnət)
• Kazakh: жәннәт (jännät)

• Malay: jannah
• Maltese: ġnien, ġenna
• Nogai: еннет (yennet)
• Pashto: جنت (ǰanát)

• Persian: جنت (jannat)
  • → Urdu: جنت (jannat)
• Tatar: жәннәт (jännät)
• Tajik: ҷаннат (jannat)

• Turkish: cennet
• Turkmen: jennet
• Uyghur: جەننەت (jennet)

References

• Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 84, page 27
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “جن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

جنّ +‎ ـة (-a)

Noun

جِنَّة • (jinna) f (plural جِنَّات (jinnāt))

1. verbal noun of جُنَّ (junna)
2. madness, craziness, possession, mania
3. (collective) jinn

Declension

Declension of noun جِنَّة (jinna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنَّة jinna	الْجِنَّة al-jinna	جِنَّة jinnat
Nominative	جِنَّةٌ jinnatun	الْجِنَّةُ al-jinnatu	جِنَّةُ jinnatu
Accusative	جِنَّةً jinnatan	الْجِنَّةَ al-jinnata	جِنَّةَ jinnata
Genitive	جِنَّةٍ jinnatin	الْجِنَّةِ al-jinnati	جِنَّةِ jinnati

Noun

جُنَّة • (junna) f

1. thing which veils, conceals, hides, covers, or protects
2. weapon or armor, a thing used to protect oneself, anything protective or defensive
3. piece of cloth which a woman wears covering the face and the two sides of the bosom, a type of hijab or veil

Declension

Declension of noun جُنَّة (junna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُنَّة junna	الْجُنَّة al-junna	جُنَّة junnat
Nominative	جُنَّةٌ junnatun	الْجُنَّةُ al-junnatu	جُنَّةُ junnatu
Accusative	جُنَّةً junnatan	الْجُنَّةَ al-junnata	جُنَّةَ junnata
Genitive	جُنَّةٍ junnatin	الْجُنَّةِ al-junnati	جُنَّةِ junnati

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic جَنَّة (janna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒanːa/

Noun

جَنَّة • (janna) f (plural جَنَّات ‎(jannāt))

1. heaven