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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian جهنم (jahannam), from Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam), from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gehinóm), from גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם (ge ben hinnom, “Valley of Hinnom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
جَہَنَّم • (jahannam) m (Hindi spelling जहन्नम)
- (Islam) hell