Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam).

Adjective edit

jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم)

  1. hellish
  2. desolate
    Jahanam sudah kampung ini akibat ribut.
    The storm has left the village in desolation.

Interjection edit

jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم)

  1. (vulgar) damn, to hell with
    Jahanam dia!
    To hell with it!

Noun edit

jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم, plural jahanam-jahanam, informal 1st possessive jahanamku, 2nd possessive jahanammu, 3rd possessive jahanamnya)

  1. hell (especially in Islam)
  2. state of destruction or desolation

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Antonyms edit

Verb edit

jahanam

  1. to destroy (esp. completely)
    Kereta aku telah dijahanamkan oleh pencuri.
    The thieves have utterly destroyed my car.
  2. to condemn, to damn
    bukti-bukti yang menjahanamkan
    damning evidence

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