jahanam

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam).

Adjective

jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم, comparative lebih jahanam, superlative paling jahanam)

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

Interjection

jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم)

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

Noun

jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم, plural jahanam-jahanam or jahanam2)

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

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Verb

jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم)

  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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