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جهنم

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See also: جہنم

Arabic

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Aramaic גֵּיהִנָּם (gēhinnām), from גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם (gē ḇen hinnōm, valley of the son of Hinom). The vocalization suggests that it may have been borrowed via Ge'ez ገሀነም (gähännäm).

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    جَهَنَّم (jahannamf

    1. (Islam, Christianity) hell, Gehenna
      Synonyms: سَعِير (saʕīr), لَظَىٰ (laẓā), النَّار (an-nār), هاوِيَة (hāwiya), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), حُطَمَة (ḥuṭama), سَقَر (saqar)

    Declension

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    Declension of noun جَهَنَّم (jahannam)
    singular basic singular diptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal جَهَنَّم
    jahannam
    nominative جَهَنَّمُ
    jahannamu
    accusative جَهَنَّمَ
    jahannama
    genitive جَهَنَّمَ
    jahannama
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    Descendants

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    References

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    • Jonas Meyer (1901) Die Hölle im Islam[1] (in German), Basel: Fr. Reinhardt, Universitäts-Buchdruckerei

    Old Anatolian Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam), from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gehinóm, Gehenna), from גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם (Ge ben Hinnom, Valley of Hinnom).

    Noun

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    جَهَنَّمْ (cehennem)

    1. (Islam) hell, inferno, Jahannam; a place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
      Synonyms: طامو (tamu), دوزخ (dūzaḫ)
      Antonyms: اوچمق (uçmaq), جنّت (cennet)
      جهنم عذابیcehennem ʿeẕābıtorment of hell

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    Ottoman Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish جهنم (cehennem), from Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam), from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gehinóm, Gehenna), from גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם (Ge ben Hinnom, Valley of Hinnom).

    Noun

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    جهنم (cehennem)

    1. (Islam) hell, Jahannam a place of torment where sinners are believed to go after death.
      Synonyms: دوزخ (duzah), طامو (tamu)

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    Further reading

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    Persian

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam), borrowed from Aramaic גֵּיהִנָּם.

      Pronunciation

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      Readings
      Classical reading? jahannam
      Dari reading? jahannam
      Iranian reading? jahannam
      Tajik reading? jahannam

      Noun

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      Dari جهنم
      Iranian Persian
      Tajik ҷаҳаннам

      جَهَنَّم (jahannam)

      1. hell
        Synonym: دوزخ (duzax)

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