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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic جَنّة (janna, “garden; paradise”), from whose plural also ġnien (“garden”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ġenna f (plural ġenniet)
- (also religion) paradise (idealistic abode in this world, e.g. that of Adam and Eve)
- Synonym: paradijs
- (religion) heaven; paradise (otherworldly abode of the righteous or justified)
- Synonym: sema
- Antonym: infern
Usage notes
- The use of the term “paradise” for “heaven” is much commoner in Maltese than in other traditionally Christian languages. Though such usage is not entirely alien to Christianity (cf. Luke 23:43), it is possible that this tendency is an inheritance from the Islamic period. Among Arabic-speaking Muslims, جَنّة (janna) is the normal word for the abode of the righteous.
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