אללה

Arabic

Proper noun

אֲללַּהּ • (allāh) m

1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)‎‎
   • c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir‎^[1], Genesis 1:3:

     ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃

     wašāʔa llāhu ʔan yakūna nūrun fakāna nūrun.

     And God willed there to be light, and then there was light.

   • c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir‎^[2], Numbers 6:22-24:

     יבארכך אללה ויחפט֗ך
     ויצ֗י בנור וג֗הה עליך וירופך
     ויקבל בקצדה אליך ויציר לך אלסלאם

     May God bless you and protect you
     May He make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you
     May He lift his face up to you and give you peace.

Hebrew

Etymology

From Judeo-Arabic אללה (allāh), from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).

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Proper noun

אֲללַּהּ • (alláh) m

1. (Islam) Allah