See also: الله and اللە

Punjabi

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Etymology

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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).

Noun

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اللہ (allāh, allām (Gurmukhi spelling ਅੱਲਾਹ or ਅੱਲਾ)

  1. (Islam, Sikhism) God
    Synonyms: واہِگرو (wāhegurū), رَبّ (rabb), پربھو (prabhū), خدا (khudā)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اَللّٰه (allāh), from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh). First attested as Old Hindi अलह (alaha). Compare Punjabi ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh), ਅੱਲਾ (allā) / اللہ (allāh, allā), Bengali আল্লাহ (allah), Malayalam അല്ലാഹു (allāhu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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اَللّٰہ or اللہ (allāh or allām (Hindi spelling अल्लाह)

  1. (Islam) Allah
  2. God
    Synonym: خدا (xudā)

Coordinate terms

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Descendants

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  • New Sanskrit: अल्लाह (allāha)

Further reading

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  • اللہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • اللہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “الہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “اله”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.