Allah
English
Etymology
From Arabic اللّٰه (allāh), contraction of اَل (al-, “the”) + إِلَه (ʾilah, “deity”); cognate with the Aramaic אלה (aláh) and אלהא (aláhâ), and Hebrew אֵל (él), אֱלוֹהַּ \ אֱלֹהַּ (elóah) and אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים (elohím); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Allah
- God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
- 1998, Rice, Anne, The Vampire Armand, New York: Knopf, →ISBN, OL 354828M, page 273:
- We are too much men and women; we are yet formed in the image of the Creator, and what can we say of Him with any certainty except that He, whoever He may be—Christ, Yahweh, Allah—He made us, did He not, because even He in His Infinite Perfection could not bear to be alone.
- What is the Shia Islamic view on the attributes of Allah?
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Usage notes
While the Arabic اللّٰه (allāh) is used generically to refer to God in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic contexts, current English usage almost always restricts the corresponding term Allah to Islamic contexts only. Various newspaper style manuals recommend translating the Arabic word in English as God, as this better reflects Arabic usage, but the term is often left untranslated in Islamic contexts. Thus either “Allah is great” or “God is great” may be seen.
Translations
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See also
- Appendix:The 99 names of Allah
References
- “Allah” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “Allah” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
Names of God in Islam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.laː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Al‧lah
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of Allah (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Allah | — | |
genitive | Allahin | — | |
partitive | Allahia | — | |
illative | Allahiin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Allah | — | |
accusative | nom. | Allah | — |
gen. | Allahin | ||
genitive | Allahin | — | |
partitive | Allahia | — | |
inessive | Allahissa | — | |
elative | Allahista | — | |
illative | Allahiin | — | |
adessive | Allahilla | — | |
ablative | Allahilta | — | |
allative | Allahille | — | |
essive | Allahina | — | |
translative | Allahiksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Allahitta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈala/, /aˈlaː/
Audio (file) - Homophone: aller (nonstandard)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Pronunciation
Noun
Allah
- (Christianity) Elohim, God (See: allah. In Indonesian translations of the bible, "elohim" is translated into "allah" instead of "ilah" in contradiction with Indonesian Islamic terminology)
- "Akulah TUHAN (YHWH), Allahmu (your God), yang membawa engkau keluar dari tanah Mesir, dari tempat perbudakan." Exodus 20:2 (TB 1974)
- "Kalau kamu mengakui bahwa Allahmu (your God) adalah TUHAN (YHWH), maka ikutilah Dia, namun kalau allahmu (your god) adalah Baal, ikutilah dia." 1 Kings 18:21 (AYT Draft)
Malay
Alternative forms
- الله
Etymology
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /allah/, [aɫɫah], [ɔɫɫɔh]
- Rhymes: -ah
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Allah'ım | Allahlarım / Allah'larım |
senin (your) | Allah'ın | Allahların / Allah'ların |
onun (his/her/its) | Allah'ı | Allahları / Allah'ları |
bizim (our) | Allah'ımız | Allahlarımız / Allah'larımız |
sizin (your) | Allah'ınız | Allahlarınız / Allah'larınız |
onların (their) | Allah'ı / Allahları / Allah'ları | Allahları / Allah'ları |