Ἀλιλάτ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Corresponding to Arabic *اَلْإِلَات (*alʔilāt), possibly an earlier or alternative variant of Arabic اَللَّات (al-lāt, “Allat”), itself hypothesized to be a contraction of a feminine form of الإِلٰه (al-ʔilāh, “the god”) (now obsoleted by the suffixed form الإِلٰهَة (al-ʔilāha, “the goddess”)). Compare with the name of the Islamic god, اَلله (allāh, “Allah”), itself theorized to be a contraction of الإِلٰه (al-ʔilāh). More at إِلٰه (ʔilāh).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.li.lǎːt/ → /a.liˈlat/ → /a.liˈlat/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.li.lǎːt/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.liˈlat/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.liˈlat/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.liˈlat/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.liˈlat/

Proper noun

Ἀλιλᾱ́τ • (Alilā́t) f (indeclinable)

1. (Arabian mythology) Allat
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.8.3

Further reading

• Ἀλιλάτ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)