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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܓܹܝܗܲܢܵܐ (gēhannā), from Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna) with the addition of the "h" from Biblical Hebrew גֵּיהִנֹּם (gêhinnōm); compare Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ • (gēhannā) f (uncountable)
- (religion) hell: (A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.)
- (figuratively) hell (A place or situation of great suffering or extreme heat.)
ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ.- ayḵ gēhannā ìlāh mabyunē min kul āhā nurā.
- It looks like hell from all that fire.
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ
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ܓܹܗܲܢܲܢ (gēhannan)
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ܓܹܗܲܢ (gēhan)
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2nd person
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ܓܹܗܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (gēhanūḵ)
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ܓܹܗܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gēhannāḵ)
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ܓܹܗܲܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēhannāwḵōn)
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ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ (gēhannā)
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3rd person
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ܓܹܗܲܢܹܗ (gēhannēh)
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ܓܹܗܲܢܵܗ̇ (gēhannāh)
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ܓܹܗܲܢܗܘܿܢ (gēhanhōn)
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Proper noun
ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ • (gēhannā) f
- (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Hell, Gehenna (place or state of God's definitive judgment of unrepentant sinners immediately after death)
ܐܸܢ ܠܹܐ ܬܲܘܸܒ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܛܝܼܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ، ܒܸܬ ܫܲܢܹܐ ܠܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ.- If he dosen’t repent from his sins, he will go to hell.
- Matthew 23:33:
ܝܵܐ ܚܘܼܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܘܙܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ ܕܐܵܟܸܕܢܹ̈ܐ! ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܪܩܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܼܘܵܢ ܕܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ؟- Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
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