ਅੱਲਾਹ
Punjabi edit
Alternative forms edit
- ਅੱਲਾ (allā)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian الله (allāh), from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh). First attested as Old Punjabi ਅਲਹੁ (alahu /allahu/). Compare Hindustani اَللہ (allh) / अल्लाह (allāh), Bengali আল্লাহ (allah), Malayalam അല്ലാഹു (allāhu).
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Noun edit
ਅੱਲਾਹ • (allāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling اللہ)
- (Islam, Sikhism) God
- Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 727:
- ਅਲਾਹ ਪਾਕੰ ਪਾਕ ਹੈ ਸਕ ਕਰਉ ਜੇ ਦੂਸਰ ਹੋਇ
- alāh pākã pāk hai sak karau je dūsar hoi
- The Lord is the purest of the pure; only through doubt could there be another.
- Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 727:
See also edit
- ਬਿਸਮਿੱਲਾ (bismillā)
References edit
- “ਅੱਲਾਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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