jahanam
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Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam).
Adjective[edit]
jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم)
- hellish
- desolate
- Jahanam sudah kampung ini akibat ribut.
- The storm has left the village in desolation.
Interjection[edit]
jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم)
- (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)
- hell (especially in Islam)
- state of destruction or desolation
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Verb[edit]
jahanam
- to destroy (esp. completely)
- Kereta aku telah dijahanamkan oleh pencuri.
- The thieves have utterly destroyed my car.
- to condemn, to damn
- bukti-bukti yang menjahanamkan
- damning evidence
Further reading[edit]
- “jahanam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.