جنة

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Arabic

Root
ج ن ن (j n n)
7 terms

Etymology 1

    Related to جَنّ (jann, “covering, protecting”), the sense of a paradise being borrowed from Classical Syriac ܓܰܢܬܳܐ (gannəṯā) or Middle Persian. Compare Hebrew גַּן (gan), Aramaic גִּנָּא (ginnā), Ugaritic 𐎂𐎐 (gn).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    جَنَّة • (janna) f (plural جَنَّات (jannāt) or جِنَان (jinān))

    1. garden
      Synonyms: حَدِيقَة (ḥadīqa), بَاحَة (bāḥa), بُسْتَان (bustān)
    2. paradise, heaven, the Paradise, the Heaven, Elysium
      Synonyms: فِرْدَوْس (firdaws), نَعِيم (naʕīm)
      Antonyms: سَعِير (saʕīr), لَظَىٰ (laẓā), النَّار (an-nār), جَهَنَّم (jahannam), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), حُطَمَة (ḥuṭama), سَقَر (saqar), هَاوِيَة (hāwiya)
    Declension
    Declension of noun جَنَّة (janna)
    Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal جَنَّة
    janna     		الْجَنَّة
    al-janna     		جَنَّة
    jannat
    Nominative جَنَّةٌ
    jannatun     		الْجَنَّةُ
    al-jannatu     		جَنَّةُ
    jannatu
    Accusative جَنَّةً
    jannatan     		الْجَنَّةَ
    al-jannata     		جَنَّةَ
    jannata
    Genitive جَنَّةٍ
    jannatin     		الْجَنَّةِ
    al-jannati     		جَنَّةِ
    jannati
    Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal جَنَّتَيْن
    jannatayn     		الْجَنَّتَيْن
    al-jannatayn     		جَنَّتَيْ
    jannatay
    Nominative جَنَّتَانِ
    jannatāni     		الْجَنَّتَانِ
    al-jannatāni     		جَنَّتَا
    jannatā
    Accusative جَنَّتَيْنِ
    jannatayni     		الْجَنَّتَيْنِ
    al-jannatayni     		جَنَّتَيْ
    jannatay
    Genitive جَنَّتَيْنِ
    jannatayni     		الْجَنَّتَيْنِ
    al-jannatayni     		جَنَّتَيْ
    jannatay
    Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal جَنَّات‎; جِنَان
    jannāt‎; jinān     		الْجَنَّات‎; الْجِنَان
    al-jannāt‎; al-jinān     		جَنَّات‎; جِنَان
    jannāt‎; jinān
    Nominative جَنَّاتٌ‎; جِنَانٌ
    jannātun‎; jinānun     		الْجَنَّاتُ‎; الْجِنَانُ
    al-jannātu‎; al-jinānu     		جَنَّاتُ‎; جِنَانُ
    jannātu‎; jinānu
    Accusative جَنَّاتٍ‎; جِنَانًا
    jannātin‎; jinānan     		الْجَنَّاتِ‎; الْجِنَانَ
    al-jannāti‎; al-jināna     		جَنَّاتِ‎; جِنَانَ
    jannāti‎; jināna
    Genitive جَنَّاتٍ‎; جِنَانٍ
    jannātin‎; jinānin     		الْجَنَّاتِ‎; الْجِنَانِ
    al-jannāti‎; al-jināni     		جَنَّاتِ‎; جِنَانِ
    jannāti‎; jināni
    Descendants

    References

    • Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 84, page 27
    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “جن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    جِنَّة • (jinna) f (plural جِنَّات (jinnāt))

    1. verbal noun of جُنَّ (junna)
    2. madness, craziness, possession, mania
      Synonyms: جُنُون (junūn), جَنّ (jann)
    3. (rare) demon, genie
      Synonym: جِنِّي (jinnī)
    4. (collective, in the plural, rare or Classical Arabic) jinn, demonkind, genies
      Synonyms: جِنّ (jinn), جَوَان (jawān), جِنَّان (jinnān)
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 114:6:
        مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
        mina l-jinnati wan-nāsi
        from among the jinn/demonkind and Man.
    Declension
    Declension of noun جِنَّة (jinna)
    Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal جِنَّة
    jinna     		الْجِنَّة
    al-jinna     		جِنَّة
    jinnat
    Nominative جِنَّةٌ
    jinnatun     		الْجِنَّةُ
    al-jinnatu     		جِنَّةُ
    jinnatu
    Accusative جِنَّةً
    jinnatan     		الْجِنَّةَ
    al-jinnata     		جِنَّةَ
    jinnata
    Genitive جِنَّةٍ
    jinnatin     		الْجِنَّةِ
    al-jinnati     		جِنَّةِ
    jinnati

    Noun

    جُنَّة • (junna) f

    1. thing which veils, conceals, hides, covers, or protects
    2. weapon or armor, a thing used to protect oneself, anything protective or defensive
    3. piece of cloth which a woman wears covering the face and the two sides of the bosom, a type of hijab or veil
    Declension
    Declension of noun جُنَّة (junna)
    Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal جُنَّة
    junna     		الْجُنَّة
    al-junna     		جُنَّة
    junnat
    Nominative جُنَّةٌ
    junnatun     		الْجُنَّةُ
    al-junnatu     		جُنَّةُ
    junnatu
    Accusative جُنَّةً
    junnatan     		الْجُنَّةَ
    al-junnata     		جُنَّةَ
    junnata
    Genitive جُنَّةٍ
    junnatin     		الْجُنَّةِ
    al-junnati     		جُنَّةِ
    junnati

    Hijazi Arabic

    Root
    ج ن ن
    1 term

    Etymology

    From Arabic جَنَّة (janna).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    جَنَّة • (janna) f (plural جَنَّات (jannāt))

    1. heaven
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