ܐܠܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܠ ܗ (ˀ l h)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic אֱלָהָא (ʾĕlāhā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔil-; compare Arabic إِلٰه (ʔilāh), اللّٰه (allāh), Hebrew אֵל (el), אֱלוֹהַּ (elóah), אֱלוֹהִים (elohím) and Akkadian 𒀭 (ilum). Doublet of ܐܹܝܠ (ēl).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalɑːhɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlahɑː], [ʔɑːlɑː] (colloquial)
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʔaːlɑː], [ʔal.lɑː] (colloquial)

Noun

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (allāhā) m (plural ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ (allāhē), feminine ܐܲܠܵܗܬܵܐ (allāhtā))

1. (religion) god, deity

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ (allāhī)		ܐܲܠܵܗܲܢ (allāhan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܵܗ (allāh)	2nd person	ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (allāhūḵ)	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (allāhāḵ)	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allāhāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā)	3rd person	ܐܲܠܵܗܹܗ (allāhēh)	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܗ̇ (allāhāh)	ܐܲܠܵܗܗܘܿܢ (allāhhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ̈ (allāhī)		ܐܲܠܵܗܲܢ̈ (allāhan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܵܗܲܝ̈ (allāhay)	2nd person	ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (allāhūḵ)	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (allāhāḵ)	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allāhāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ (allāhē)	3rd person	ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (allāhūh)	ܐܲܠܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (allāhōh)	ܐܲܠܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (allāhhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ (allāhāyā, “divine, godly”)
• ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ (allāhūtā, “divinity, godliness”)
• ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐܝܼܬ (allāhāˀīt, “in a godly manner”)
• ܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (d-lā allāhā, “atheist”)

Proper noun

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (allāhā) m

1. God

Related terms

• ܝܗܘܗ (“Yahweh, Jehovah”)
• ܡܵܪܝܵܐ (māryā, “the Lord”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔil-. The doublet ܐܺܝܠ (ʾīyl) was borrowed from Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalɑhɑ/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ʔalɑhe/ (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܗܐ • (ʾalāhā) m (absolute ܐܠܗ (ʾalāh), plural ܐܠܗܐ (ʾalāhē), feminine ܐܠܗܬܐ (ʾalāhtā))

1. (religion) god, deity

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܠܗܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܠܗ	ܐܠܗܝܢ
construct	ܐܠܗ	ܐܠܗܝ
emphatic	ܐܠܗܐ	ܐܠܗܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܠܗܝ	ܐܠܗܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܠܗܟ	ܐܠܗܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܠܗܟܝ	ܐܠܗܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܠܗܗ	ܐܠܗܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܠܗܗ	ܐܠܗܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܠܗܢ	ܐܠܗܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܠܗܟܘܢ	ܐܠܗܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܠܗܟܝܢ	ܐܠܗܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܠܗܗܘܢ	ܐܠܗܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܠܗܗܝܢ	ܐܠܗܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܠܗ
• ܐܠܗ ܒܪܢܫ
• ܐܠܗܐܝܬ
• ܐܠܗܘܢܐ
• ܐܠܗܘܬܐ
• ܐܠܗܝܐ
• ܕܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ

Proper noun

ܐܠܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. God

Related terms

• ܝܗܘܗ
• ܐܠܠܗ
• ܝܙܕ

References

• “ˀlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 10ab
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 17a-b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 47b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic אלהא (ʾalāhā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔil-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑloho/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ʔɑlohe/ (plural)

Noun

ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ • (ʾāloho) m (plural ܐܰܠܳܗ̈ܶܐ (ʾālohē))

1. (Religion) god
   • 1 John 4:8:

     ܘܰܐ‌ܠܳܗܳܐ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܝܳܐ، ܘܗܰܘܳܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܪܳܚ݄ܡ ܠ݄ܐ ܟܳܐܕ݂݄ܥ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ.

     w ʾāloho ḥūbo yo, whāwo dlo roḥm l koḏʿ ʾāloho

     Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

from Aramaic אלהא (ʾalāhā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalo(h)/

Noun

ܐܰܠܳܗ̱ܐ (ʾalō(h)) m

1. god