ܓܗܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
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
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡeːhan.nɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɡihɑːnɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒeːhan.nɑː]
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
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܹܗܲܢ (gēhan) | 1st person | ܓܹܗܲܢܝܼ (gēhanī) | ܓܹܗܲܢܲܢ (gēhannan) | |||
| construct | ܓܹܗܲܢ (gēhan) | 2nd person | ܓܹܗܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (gēhanōḵ) | ܓܹܗܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gēhannāḵ) | ܓܹܗܲܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēhannawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܹܗܲܢܵܐ (gēhannā) | 3rd person | ܓܹܗܲܢܹܗ (gēhannēh) | ܓܹܗܲܢܵܗ̇ (gēhannāh) | ܓܹܗܲܢܗܘܿܢ (gēhanhōn) | |||
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 doesn’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?
Antonyms
See also
- ܫܝܘܿܠ (šyōl)