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): [ɡeːhan.nɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡihɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒeːhan.nɑː]

Noun

ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ • (gēhannā) f (uncountable)

1. (religion) hell: (A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.)
2. (figuratively) hell (A place or situation of great suffering or extreme heat.)

   ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ.

   ayḵ gēhannā ìlāh mabyunē min kul āhā nurā.

   It looks like hell from all that fire.

Inflection

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

Proper noun

ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ • (gēhannā) f

1. (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Hell, Gehenna (place or state of God's definitive judgment of unrepentant sinners immediately after death)

   ܐܸܢ ܠܹܐ ܬܲܘܸܒ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܛܝܼܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ، ܒܸܬ ܫܲܢܹܐ ܠܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ.

   If he dosen’t repent from his sins, he will go to hell.

   • Matthew 23:33:

     ܝܵܐ ܚܘܼܵܘܵܬܹ̈‌ܐ ܘܙܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ ܕܐܵܟܸܕܢܹ̈ܐ! ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܪܩܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܼܘܵܢ ܕܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ؟

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

Antonyms

• ܫܡܲܝܵܐ (šmayyā)
• ܦܲܪܕܲܝܣܵܐ (pardaysā)

See also

• ܫܝܘܿܠ (šyōl)