ܓܝܗܢܐ
Classical Syriac
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna) with the addition of the "h" from Hebrew גֵּיהִנֹּם (gêhinnōm), from גֵּיא הִנֹּם (gêʾ Hinnōm, “valley of Hinnom”). Compare Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܓܝܗܢܐ • (gēyhannā) f (plural ܓܝܗܢܘܣ (gēyhannos) or ܓܝܗܢܐܣ (gēyhannas))
Proper noun
editܓܝܗܢܐ • (gēyhannā) f
- (Christianity, Judaism) Gehenna, Hell
- Antonym: ܫܡܝܐ (šmayyā)
See also
editReferences
edit- “gyhnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 106b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 405b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 62a,68b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 220a
Turoyo
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Syriac ܓܝܗܢܐ (gēhannā), from Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܓܝܗܰܢܳܐ • (gihāho) m (plural ܓܝ̈ܗܰܢܶܐ (gihānē))
- (Christianity) Gehenna, Hell
- Antonym: ܫܡܝܐ (šmyo)
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- tru:Christianity