जन्नत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جنت (jannat), from Arabic جَنَّة (janna). Compare Turkish cennet and Baluchi جنت (jannat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒən.nət̪/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n.nɐt̪]
• Rhymes: -ən̪ːət̪

Noun

जन्नत • (jannat) f (Urdu spelling جنت)

1. (Islam) Jannat, Firdaus

   Synonyms: फ़िरदौस (firdaus), बहिश्त (bahiśt)

2. (chiefly Islam) paradise, heaven

   Synonyms: (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism) स्वर्ग (svarg), (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) स्वर्गलोक (svargalok), (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam) बहिश्त (bahiśt), (Islam) फ़िरदौस (firdaus), सुखदाम (sukhdām), शमलोक (śamlok)

3. (technology, rare) abacus

Declension

Declension of जन्नत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जन्नत jannat	जन्नतें jannatẽ
oblique	जन्नत jannat	जन्नतों jannatõ
vocative	जन्नत jannat	जन्नतो jannato