جهنم

See also: جہنم‎

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם‎ (gēhinnōm), from גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם‎ (gē ḇen hinnōm, “valley of the son of Hinom”). Compare Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna).

Proper noun

جَهَنَّم • (jahannam) f

1. hell, Gehenna

Declension

Declension of noun جَهَنَّم (jahannam)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	جَهَنَّم jahannam	—
Nominative	—	جَهَنَّمُ jahannamu	—
Accusative	—	جَهَنَّمَ jahannama	—
Genitive	—	جَهَنَّمَ jahannama	—

Related terms

• جَهَنَّمِيّ‎ (jahannamiyy)

Descendants

• → Malay: jahanam
• → Ottoman Turkish: جهنم‎ (cehennem)
• → Persian: جهنم‎ (jahannam)

References

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

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَنَّم‎ (jahannam), from Hebrew גיהנום‎ (Gehennom), from גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם‎ (Ge ben Hinnom, “Valley of Hinnom”).

Noun

جهنم • (cehennem)

1. hell

Derived terms

• جهنملك‎ (cehennemlik)
• جهنملی‎ (cehennemli)
• جهنمی‎ (cehennemî)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَنَّم‎ (jahannam), from Hebrew גיהנום‎ (Gehennom), from גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם‎ (Ge ben Hinnom, “Valley of Hinnom”).

Noun

Dari Persian	جهنم
Iranian Persian	جهنم
Tajiki Persian	ҷаҳаннам (jahannam)

جهنم • (jahannam)

1. hell