ἀλληλούϊα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἁλληλουϊά (hallēlouïá)

Etymology

From Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlûyāh, “Praise Jah!”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /al.liˈlu.i.a/ → /a.liˈlu.i.a/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /al.le̝ˈlu.i.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /al.liˈlu.i.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /al.liˈlu.i.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.liˈlu.i.a/

Interjection

ἀλληλούϊα • (allēloúïa)

1. (Koine) hallelujah

Descendants

• Greek: αλληλούια (alliloúia)
• → Latin: allēlūia
  • French: alléluia
  • Italian: alleluia
  • Spanish: aleluya
    • → Cebuano: aleluya
    • → Tagalog: aleluya
  • → English: alleluia
  • → Irish: aililiú
  • → Polish: alleluja

Further reading

• G239 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible