Allah
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic اللّٰه (allāh), contraction of اَل (al-, “the”) + إِلَه (ʔilah, “deity”); cognate with the Aramaic אלה (aláh) and אלהא (aláhâ), and Hebrew אֵל (él), אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (elóah) and אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים (elohím); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /əˈlɑː/, /ˈɑːlɑː/,[1] /ˌɑːˈlɑː/[1] (pronunciation which is close to the standard Arabic pronunciation [ʔalˤˈlˤɑːh])
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.lə/,[2][1] /ˈɑːlə/[2][1] (anglicized pronunciations; close to dialectal Arabic [ˈʔɑlˤlˤa])
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː, -ælə
Proper nounEdit
Allah
- God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
- 1998, Rice, Anne, The Vampire Armand, New York: Knopf, →ISBN, →OL, page 273:
- We are too much men and women; we are yet formed in the image of the Creator, and what can we say of Him with any certainty except that He, whoever He may be—Christ, Yahweh, Allah—He made us, did He not, because even He in His Infinite Perfection could not bear to be alone.
- What is the Shia Islamic view on the attributes of Allah?
Usage notesEdit
While in Arabic اللّٰه (allāh) is used generically to refer to God in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic contexts, current English usage almost always restricts the corresponding English term Allah to Islamic contexts only. Various newspaper style manuals recommend translating the Arabic word in English as God, as this better reflects Arabic usage, but the term is often left untranslated in Islamic contexts. Thus either “Allah is great” or “God is great” may be seen.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “Allah”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Allah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further readingEdit
- Names of God in Islam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
AnagramsEdit
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Proper nounEdit
AzerbaijaniEdit
Cyrillic | Аллаһ | |
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Perso-Arabic | classical sp | الله |
new sp | آللاه |
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allah
- Allah, God
- Synonyms: Allah-təala, tanrı; see also Thesaurus:Allah
- Allah qoysa ― God willing (literally, “if the God lets”)
- Allah rəhmət eləsin ― May s/he rest in peace
- Allah saxlasın ― May God watch over him/her[usage 1]
- Allah sizi qorusun ― May God protect you
- Allah şəfa versin ― Get well soon (literally, “May God give you recovery”)
- Allah canını sağ eləsin ― May give him/her good health[usage 2]
- Allah sizdən razı olsun ― May God be pleased with you
- Allah ağıl versin ― May God give you reason[usage 3]
- Allah köməyin olsun ― May God help you[usage 4]
- Allah bəlasını versin ― May God punish him/her
- Allah sizi bu bəladan qurtarsın ― May God save you from/rid you of this calamity
- Allaha and olsun ― by God
- Allaha tapşırdım sizi ― Godspeed
- Allaha xatir ― for God's sake
- Allaha şükür ― thank God
Usage notesEdit
- ^ Often said to parents about their children
- ^ Often said as expression of gratitude, unlike Allah şəfa versin, which is said when someone is actually sick.
- ^ Said to indicate that the speaker considers the subject of the conversation to be a bad idea.
- ^ Can either be used literally, as a sincere wish, or ironically, as a statement of non-involment (i.e. "may God help you, because I won't"). Alternatively, can be used similarly to Allah ağıl versin, i.e. indicating that the speaker thinks the subject of the conversation is a bad idea
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Allah | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | Allah |
Allahlar | ||||||
definite accusative | Allahı |
Allahları | ||||||
dative | Allaha |
Allahlara | ||||||
locative | Allahda |
Allahlarda | ||||||
ablative | Allahdan |
Allahlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | Allahın |
Allahların |
Further readingEdit
- “Allah” in Obastan.com.
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allah m
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allah
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of Allah (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Allah | — | ||
genitive | Allahin | — | ||
partitive | Allahia | — | ||
illative | Allahiin | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Allah | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Allah | — | |
gen. | Allahin | |||
genitive | Allahin | — | ||
partitive | Allahia | — | ||
inessive | Allahissa | — | ||
elative | Allahista | — | ||
illative | Allahiin | — | ||
adessive | Allahilla | — | ||
ablative | Allahilta | — | ||
allative | Allahille | — | ||
essive | Allahina | — | ||
translative | Allahiksi | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
abessive | Allahitta | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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AnagramsEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allah m (proper noun, strong, genitive Allahs)
- Allah (God in Islam)
Further readingEdit
- “Allah” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
HausaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allā̀h m
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay Allah, from Classical Malay Allah (“sky, day, heaven; Allah; God”); from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ɑ(l)lɑh/, [ɑ(ɫ)ɫɑh] (only in Muslim lexicon)
- IPA(key): /ɑwloh/, [ɔwɫɔh] (only in Muslim lexicon, prescribed)
- IPA(key): /a(l)lah/, [a(l)lah] (only in Christian lexicon)
- Rhymes: -lah, -ah, -h
- Hyphenation: Al‧lah
Proper nounEdit
Allah
- (Islam) Allah
- (Christianity) God.
- Akulah TUHAN (YHWH), Allahmu (your God), yang membawa engkau keluar dari tanah Mesir, dari tempat perbudakan. (Keluaran 20:2)[1] ― I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:2)
Usage notesEdit
In Indonesian translations of the Bible, Hebrew אֱלֹהִים (elohím) is translated into Allah instead of ilah in contradiction with Indonesian Islamic terminology. The usage by Islam and Christianity contexts reflected the Arabic اللّٰه (allāh) which is used generically to refer to God in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic contexts, unlike the controversial Malaysian Standard Malay Allah for Christian usage.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- “Allah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
MalayEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- الله
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allah (Jawi spelling الله)
- (Islam) Allah
- (Christianity) God
Usage notesEdit
Although Malaysian Christians have fought for the right to use "Allah" to refer to God in Christian contexts, citing its use by Arab Christians as a precedent, the Malaysian courts have ruled that using "Allah" outside Islamic contexts is illegal.
See alsoEdit
PolishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic الله (allāh).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allah m pers
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allah m
- Alternative spelling of Alá
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Proper nounEdit
Allah m (Cyrillic spelling Аллах)
See alsoEdit
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Allah (definite accusative Allah'ı, plural Allah'lar)
Usage notesEdit
When viewed as a proper noun – the predominant Islamic view – the orthographic rules require writing the oblique cases of the word with an apostrophe before the case suffix. When viewed as a common noun, spelt almost unanimously with a capital “A” out of respect, no apostrophe should be inserted.
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Allah | Allahlar / Allah'lar |
accusative | Allah'ı | Allahları / Allah'ları |
dative | Allah'a | Allahlara / Allah'lara |
locative | Allah'ta | Allahlarda / Allah'larda |
ablative | Allah'tan | Allahlardan / Allah'lardan |
genitive | Allah'ın | Allahların / Allah'ların |
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Allah'ım | Allahlarım / Allah'larım |
senin (your) | Allah'ın | Allahların / Allah'ların |
onun (his/her/its) | Allah'ı | Allahları / Allah'ları |
bizim (our) | Allah'ımız | Allahlarımız / Allah'larımız |
sizin (your) | Allah'ınız | Allahlarınız / Allah'larınız |
onların (their) | Allah'ı / Allahları / Allah'ları | Allahları / Allah'ları |