jenna جنّة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jenna” (جنّة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning paradise.
Meanings
- paradise
- wonderful place (figurative)
Usage
Jenna is paradise in the religious sense. It is heard mostly in condolences and blessings, such as llah ydekhlo l-jenna, "may God admit him to paradise". Figuratively, a very beautiful or very pleasant place is said to be jenna. It should not be confused with jnan, which means a garden or an orchard. The word is almost always used with the article: l-jenna. Its opposite is jahennama or nnar, "hell".
Example
الله يرحمو ويدخلو الجنة
llah yr7mo w ydekhlo ljenna
“May God have mercy on him and admit him to paradise.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jenna” but also “janna”, “jana” and “jena”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jenna” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “paradise”; “very beautiful place, wonder”: jenna in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “paradise (religious)”; “ideal, wonderful place or state”: janna in Tunisian.