ܓܝܗܢܐ

• ܓܗܢܐ‎, ܓܝܢܐ‎

From Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna) with the addition of the "h" from Hebrew גֵּיהִנֹּם‎ (gêhinnōm), from גֵּיא הִנֹּם‎ (gêʾ Hinnōm, “valley of Hinnom”). Compare Arabic جَهَنَّم‎ (jahannam).

• IPA^(key): [ɡe(j)hannɑ]

ܓܝܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܝܗܢܘܣ‎ or ܓܝܗܢܐܣ‎)

1. hell

ܓܝܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. (Christianity, Judaism) Gehenna, Hell

   Antonym: ܫܡܝܐ‎

• ܫܝܘܠ‎

• “gyhnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 405b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 62a,68b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 220a

From Classical Syriac ܓܝܗܢܐ‎ (gēhannā)

• IPA^(key): /ɡihɑno/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ɡihɑne/ (plural)

ܓܝܗܰܢܳܐ • (gihāho) m, plural ܓܝ̈ܗܰܢܶܐ (gihānē)

1. (Christianity) Gehenna, Hell

   Antonym: ܫܡܝܐ‎ (šmyo)