جنة

Arabic

Etymology

Ordered at the root ج ن ن‎ (j-n-n), but this is related to “darkening”. It is borrowed from Classical Syriac ܓܰܢܬܳܐ‎ (gannəṯā) where the root means “lying down”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒan.na/

Noun

جَنَّة • (janna) f (plural جَنَّات‎ (jannāt) or جِنَان‎ (jinān))

garden
paradise, heaven

Declension

Declension of noun جَنَّة (janna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنَّة janna	الْجَنَّة‎ al-janna	جَنَّة jannat
Nominative	جَنَّةٌ jannatun	الْجَنَّةُ‎ al-jannatu	جَنَّةُ jannatu
Accusative	جَنَّةً jannatan	الْجَنَّةَ‎ al-jannata	جَنَّةَ jannata
Genitive	جَنَّةٍ jannatin	الْجَنَّةِ‎ al-jannati	جَنَّةِ jannati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنَّتَيْن‎ jannatayn	الْجَنَّتَيْن‎ al-jannatayn	جَنَّتَيْ‎ jannatay
Nominative	جَنَّتَانِ‎ jannatāni	الْجَنَّتَانِ‎ al-jannatāni	جَنَّتَا‎ jannatā
Accusative	جَنَّتَيْنِ‎ jannatayni	الْجَنَّتَيْنِ‎ al-jannatayni	جَنَّتَيْ‎ jannatay
Genitive	جَنَّتَيْنِ‎ jannatayni	الْجَنَّتَيْنِ‎ al-jannatayni	جَنَّتَيْ‎ jannatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنَّات‎‎; جِنَان‎ jannāt‎; jinān	الْجَنَّات‎‎; الْجِنَان‎ al-jannāt‎; al-jinān	جَنَّات‎‎; جِنَان‎ jannāt‎; jinān
Nominative	جَنَّاتٌ‎‎; جِنَانٌ‎ jannātun‎; jinānun	الْجَنَّاتُ‎‎; الْجِنَانُ‎ al-jannātu‎; al-jinānu	جَنَّاتُ‎‎; جِنَانُ‎ jannātu‎; jinānu
Accusative	جَنَّاتٍ‎‎; جِنَانًا‎ jannātin‎; jinānan	الْجَنَّاتِ‎‎; الْجِنَانَ‎ al-jannāti‎; al-jināna	جَنَّاتِ‎‎; جِنَانَ‎ jannāti‎; jināna
Genitive	جَنَّاتٍ‎‎; جِنَانٍ‎ jannātin‎; jinānin	الْجَنَّاتِ‎‎; الْجِنَانِ‎ al-jannāti‎; al-jināni	جَنَّاتِ‎‎; جِنَانِ‎ jannāti‎; jināni

Related terms

جَنَائِنِيّ‎ (janāʾiniyy, “gardener”)
جَنَّان‎ (jannān, “gardener”)
جُنَيْنَة‎ (junayna, “little garden, garden”)

Descendants

Albanian: xhenet
Azerbaijani: cənnət
Bashkir: йәннәт (yännät)
Kazakh: жәннәт (jännät)

Malay: jannah
Maltese: ġnien, ġenna
Nogai: еннет (yennet)
Pashto: جنت‎ (ǰanát)

Persian: جنت‎ (jannat)
Tatar: жәннәт (jännät)
Tajik: ҷаннат (jannat)

Turkish: cennet
Turkmen: jennet
Uyghur: جەننەت‎ (jennet)

References

Ahrens, Karl (1930), “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 84, page 27
Wehr, Hans (1979), “جن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَنَّة‎ (janna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒanːa/

Noun

جَنَّة • (janna) f

(plural جَنَّات‎ ‎(jannāt))

heaven

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