ਅਲਹੁ

See also: ਅੱਲਾਹ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਅਲਾਹੁ (alāhu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian الله (allāh), from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh). Compare Old Hindi अलह (alaha).

Noun

ਅਲਹੁ (alahu /allahu/) m

1. God

Descendants

• Punjabi: allāh

  Gurmukhi script: ਅੱਲਾਹ

  Shahmukhi script: اللہ

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਅਲਹੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 20.
• “ਅਲਹੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024