cehennem
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See also: cəhənnəm
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam).
Noun
cehennem
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cehennem | cehennemler |
| genitive | cehennemniñ | cehennemlerniñ |
| dative | cehennemge | cehennemlerge |
| accusative | cehennemni | cehennemlerni |
| locative | cehennemde | cehennemlerde |
| ablative | cehennemden | cehennemlerden |
References
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جهنم (cehennem), from Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam), from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gehinóm, “Gehenna”), from גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם (Ge ben Hinnom, “Valley of Hinnom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cehennem (definite accusative cehennemi, plural cehennemler)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “cehennem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “cehennem”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı