Jahannam

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Jahannam

/d͡ʒəˈhæ.nəm/
/d͡ʒəˈhɑ.nəm/

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

proper noun Jehannum

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

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name Islamic concept of hell

Español	Yahannam
हिन्दी	जहन्नम jahannam, जहन्नुम jahannum
Português	Geena
Français	Jahannam
Deutsch	Dschahannam
Русский	джаха́ннам džaxánnam, джаханна́м džaxannám
العربية	جَهَنَّم jahannam

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"Jahannam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jahannam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Jahannam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jahannam

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"Jahannam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jahannam.

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@misc{jahannam_2026,
  title = {Jahannam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jahannam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}