ܓܗܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܓܝܼܗܵܢܵܐ (gīhānā), ܓܹܝܗܲܢܵܐ (gēhannā)

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܓܹܝܗܲܢܵܐ (gēhannā), from Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna) with the addition of the "h" from Biblical Hebrew גֵּיהִנֹּם (gêhinnōm); compare Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡeːhannɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡihɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒeːhannɑː]

Noun

ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ • (gēhannā) f (uncountable)

1. (religion) hell
2. (figuratively) hell (place or situation of great suffering or extreme heat)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܹܗܲܢ (gēhan)		1st person	ܓܹܗܲܢܝܼ (gēhanī)		ܓܹܗܲܢܲܢ (gēhannan)
	construct	ܓܹܗܲܢ (gēhan)		2nd person	ܓܹܗܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (gēhanōḵ)	ܓܹܗܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gēhannāḵ)	ܓܹܗܲܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēhannawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ (gēhannā)		3rd person	ܓܹܗܲܢܹܗ (gēhannēh)	ܓܹܗܲܢܵܗ̇ (gēhannāh)	ܓܹܗܲܢܗܘܿܢ (gēhanhōn)

Proper noun

ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ • (gēhannā) f

1. (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Hell, Gehenna
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 23:33:

     ܝܵܐ ܚ̈ܘܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܙܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܸܕ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ! ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܪܩܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܡܸܢ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ؟

     Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?

Antonyms

• ܫܡܲܝܵܐ (šmayyā)
• ܦܲܪܕܲܝܣܵܐ (pardaysā)

See also

• ܫܝܘܿܠ (šyōl)