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hell in Arabic

جَهَنَّم jahannam

/hɛl/

hell in Arabic: جَهَنَّم (jahannam), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), جهنّم (gahannam). In English, hell means a place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.

Arabic words for hell

abode for the condemned
جَهَنَّم jahannam, جَحِيم jaḥīm, جهنّم gahannam
place of suffering in life
جَحِيم jaḥīm, جَهَنَّم jahannam
extremely hot place
جَحِيم jaḥīm

English meaning of hell

  1. proper noun A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
  2. noun A place or situation of great suffering in life.
  3. noun A place for gambling.
  4. noun An extremely hot place.

Full definition of hell

hell in a sentence

  • May you rot in hell!
  • My new boss is making my job a hell.
  • I went through hell to get home today.

Synonyms of hell

hell in other languages

Questions about hell in Arabic

What is the meaning of hell in Arabic?
Hell in Arabic is جَهَنَّم (jahannam), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), جهنّم (gahannam).
ما معنى كلمة hell؟
Hell: جَهَنَّم (jahannam), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), جهنّم (gahannam).
What does hell mean in English?
Hell means a place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.

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