Gomorrah

Gomorrah

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γόμορρᾰ (Gómorrha), from Biblical Hebrew עֲמֹרָה‎ (ʿămōrā).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈmɔɹə/

Proper noun

Gomorrah

1. (biblical, quranic) A city in the Middle East which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.

Derived terms

• Gomorrahy
• Gomorran
• Gomorrite

 

Translations

city in the Middle East

Arabic: عَامُورَاء‎ f (ʿāmūrāʾ), عُمَيْرَا‎ (ʿumayrā), عَمُورَة‎ f (ʿamūra) Armenian: Գոմոր (Gomor) Catalan: Gomorra f Chinese: Cantonese: 蛾摩拉 (ngo4 mo1 laai1), 哈摩辣 (haa1 mo1 laat6) (Catholic) Hakka: 蛾摩拉 (Ngò-mô-lâ) Mandarin: 蛾摩拉 (zh) (Émólā), 哈摩辣 (zh) (Hāmólà) (Catholic) Min Nan: 蛾摩拉 (Gô-mô͘-lia̍p, Gô-mô͘-la̍h, Gô-mô͘-la) Finnish: Gomorra French: Gomorrhe (fr) f German: Gomorrha n, Gomorra n, Gomorrhah n Greek: Γόμορρα (Gómorra) Ancient: Γόμορρα f (Gómorrha), Γόμορρα n pl (Gómorrha) Hebrew: עֲמוֹרָה‎ ('amorá) Italian: Gomorra f Japanese: ゴモラ (Gomora) Kazakh: Ғомора (Ğomora) Latin: Gomorra f Polish: Gomora (pl) m Portuguese: Gomorra Russian: Гомо́рра (ru) f (Gomórra)