Gomorrah

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γόμορρᾰ (Gómorrha), from Biblical Hebrew עֲמֹרָה‎‎ (ʿămōrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈmɔɹə/

Proper noun

Gomorrah

1. (biblical, quranic) A city in the Middle East which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.

Translations

city in the Middle East

• Arabic: عَامُورَاء f (ʕāmūrāʔ), عُمَيْرَا (ʕumayrā), عَمُورَة f (ʕamūra)
• Armenian: Գոմոր (Gomor)
• Catalan: Gomorra f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蛾摩拉 (zh) (Émólā)

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• Finnish: Gomorra
• French: Gomorrhe (fr) f
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• German: Gomorrha n, Gomorra n, Gomorrhah n
• Greek: Γόμορρα (Gómorra)

  Ancient: Γόμορρα (Gómorrha)

• Hebrew: עֲמוֹרָה ('amorá)
• Italian: Gomorra f
• Japanese: ゴモラ (Gomora)
• Polish: Gomora (pl) m
• Russian: Гомо́рра (ru) f (Gomórra)