jahanam

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic جَهَنَّم‎ (jahannam).

Adjective

jahanam (Jawi spelling جهنم‎)

  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, 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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Verb

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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