سعير

Belongs to the root س ع ر (s ʕ r). Compare Hebrew סער (sá'ar, “storm, tempest”).

سَعِير • (saʕīr) m

1. blaze
2. fire
3. flame
4. (religion) hell

   Synonyms: جَهَنَّم (jahannam), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), النَّار (an-nār), هَاوِيَة (hāwiya), لَظَىٰ (laẓā), سَقَر (saqar), حُطَمَة (ḥuṭama)

   Antonym: اَلْجَنَّة (al-janna)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:7:

     وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ قُرۡءَانًا عَرَبِيّٗا لِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ وَمَنۡ حَوۡلَهَا وَتُنذِرَ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡجَمۡعِ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهِۚ فَرِيقٞ فِي ٱلۡجَنَّةِ وَفَرِيقٞ فِي ٱلسَّعِيرِ.

     And thus We have inspired in thee a Lecture in Arabic, that thou mayst warn the mother-town and those around it, and mayst warn of a day of assembling whereof there is no doubt. A host will be in the Garden, and a host of them in the Flame.

From Hebrew שעיר.

سَعِير • (saʕīr) m

1. Seir

   Synonym: جبال الشراة