English Explanatory Dictionary

Jahannam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Islamic concept of hell, where evildoers will be punished, but will eventually be forgiven.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒəˈhæ.nəm/ /d͡ʒəˈhɑ.nəm/

Word forms

Jahannam Jehannum

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam). Doublet of Gehenna and Gehinnom.

Related words

Jannah Zaqqum
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