Wiktionary

Allah

See also: Alláh and allah

English

edit
 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:

Wikiquote

Etymology

edit

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-.-.

Pronunciation

edit
  • 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 (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː, -ælə

Proper noun

edit

Allah (plural Allahs)

  2. (Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
    What is the Shia Islamic view on the attributes of Allah?
    • 1998, Anne Rice, 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.

Usage notes

edit

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 terms

edit

Translations

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “Allah”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Allah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading

edit

Anagrams

edit

Albanian

edit
 
Albanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sq

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اَللّٰه, from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Proper noun

edit

Allah (definite Allahu, accusative Allahun, dative Allahut)

  1. Allah

Further reading

edit
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “Aλah”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary]‎[1]
  • “Allah”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2] (in Albanian), 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “Allah”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[3]
  • “Allah”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Azerbaijani

edit
Other scripts
Cyrillic Аллаһ
Abjad classical sp الله
new sp آللاه

Etymology

edit

From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh).

Proper noun

edit

Allah

  1. Allah, God
    Synonyms: Allah-təala, tanrı; see also Thesaurus:Allah
    Allah qoysa ― God willing (literally, “if the God lets”)
    Allah qoysa gələn ay təzə işə başlayıram. ― I am starting a new job next month, God willing
    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 islah eləsin ― May God correct 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 and olsun ki, mənim bundan xəbərim yox idi. ― I swear by God, I had no clue about this.
    Allaha tapşırdım sizi ― Godspeed
    Allaha xatir ― for God's sake
    Allaha şükür ― thank God

Usage notes

edit
  1. ^ Often said to parents about their children
  2. ^ Often said as expression of gratitude, unlike Allah şəfa versin, which is said when someone is actually sick.
  3. ^ Said to indicate that the speaker considers the subject of the conversation to be a bad idea.
  4. ^ 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

Declension

edit
    Declension of Allah
singular plural
nominative Allah
 Allahlar
definite accusative Allahı
 Allahları
dative Allaha
 Allahlara
locative Allahda
 Allahlarda
ablative Allahdan
 Allahlardan
definite genitive Allahın
 Allahların
    Possessive forms of Allah
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Allahım Allahlarım
sənin (“your”) Allahın Allahların
onun (“his/her/its”) Allahı Allahları
bizim (“our”) Allahımız Allahlarımız
sizin (“your”) Allahınız Allahlarınız
onların (“their”) Allahı or Allahları Allahları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Allahımı Allahlarımı
sənin (“your”) Allahını Allahlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) Allahını Allahlarını
bizim (“our”) Allahımızı Allahlarımızı
sizin (“your”) Allahınızı Allahlarınızı
onların (“their”) Allahını or Allahlarını Allahlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Allahıma Allahlarıma
sənin (“your”) Allahına Allahlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) Allahına Allahlarına
bizim (“our”) Allahımıza Allahlarımıza
sizin (“your”) Allahınıza Allahlarınıza
onların (“their”) Allahına or Allahlarına Allahlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Allahımda Allahlarımda
sənin (“your”) Allahında Allahlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) Allahında Allahlarında
bizim (“our”) Allahımızda Allahlarımızda
sizin (“your”) Allahınızda Allahlarınızda
onların (“their”) Allahında or Allahlarında Allahlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Allahımdan Allahlarımdan
sənin (“your”) Allahından Allahlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) Allahından Allahlarından
bizim (“our”) Allahımızdan Allahlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) Allahınızdan Allahlarınızdan
onların (“their”) Allahından or Allahlarından Allahlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Allahımın Allahlarımın
sənin (“your”) Allahının Allahlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) Allahının Allahlarının
bizim (“our”) Allahımızın Allahlarımızın
sizin (“your”) Allahınızın Allahlarınızın
onların (“their”) Allahının or Allahlarının Allahlarının

Further reading

edit
  • “Allah” in Obastan.com.

Dutch

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.laː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Al‧lah

Proper noun

edit

Allah m

  1. Allah

Finnish

edit

Etymology

edit

From Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Allah

  1. Allah

Declension

edit
Inflection of Allah (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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 —
abessive Allahitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Allah (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Allahini —
accusative nom. Allahini —
gen. Allahini
genitive Allahini —
partitive Allahiani —
inessive Allahissani —
elative Allahistani —
illative Allahiini —
adessive Allahillani —
ablative Allahiltani —
allative Allahilleni —
essive Allahinani —
translative Allahikseni —
abessive Allahittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Allahisi —
accusative nom. Allahisi —
gen. Allahisi
genitive Allahisi —
partitive Allahiasi —
inessive Allahissasi —
elative Allahistasi —
illative Allahiisi —
adessive Allahillasi —
ablative Allahiltasi —
allative Allahillesi —
essive Allahinasi —
translative Allahiksesi —
abessive Allahittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Allahimme —
accusative nom. Allahimme —
gen. Allahimme
genitive Allahimme —
partitive Allahiamme —
inessive Allahissamme —
elative Allahistamme —
illative Allahiimme —
adessive Allahillamme —
ablative Allahiltamme —
allative Allahillemme —
essive Allahinamme —
translative Allahiksemme —
abessive Allahittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Allahinne —
accusative nom. Allahinne —
gen. Allahinne
genitive Allahinne —
partitive Allahianne —
inessive Allahissanne —
elative Allahistanne —
illative Allahiinne —
adessive Allahillanne —
ablative Allahiltanne —
allative Allahillenne —
essive Allahinanne —
translative Allahiksenne —
abessive Allahittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Allahinsa —
accusative nom. Allahinsa —
gen. Allahinsa
genitive Allahinsa —
partitive Allahiaan
Allahiansa 		—
inessive Allahissaan
Allahissansa 		—
elative Allahistaan
Allahistansa 		—
illative Allahiinsa —
adessive Allahillaan
Allahillansa 		—
ablative Allahiltaan
Allahiltansa 		—
allative Allahilleen
Allahillensa 		—
essive Allahinaan
Allahinansa 		—
translative Allahikseen
Allahiksensa 		—
abessive Allahittaan
Allahittansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Anagrams

edit

German

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Allah m (proper noun, strong, genitive Allahs)

  1. Allah (God in Islam)

Further reading

edit
  • “Allah” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hausa

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ʔál.làː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔál.làː]

Proper noun

edit

Allā̀h m

  1. Allah, God

Indonesian

edit

Etymology

edit

From Malay Allah, from Classical Malay Allah (“Allah; God”); from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Pronunciation

edit
  • 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 noun

edit

Allah

  1. (Islam) Allah
  2. (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 notes

edit

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 terms

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Alkitab Terjemahan Baru [New Translation Bible] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia, 1974, →ISBN

Further reading

edit

Malay

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /allah/, [aɫɫah], [ɔɫɫɔh]
  • Rhymes: -ah

Proper noun

edit

Allah (Jawi spelling الله)

  1. (Islam) Allah
  2. (Christianity) God

Usage notes

edit

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 also

edit

Polish

edit
 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Arabic الله (allāh).

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Allah m pers

  1. (Islam) Allah (God in Islam)

Declension

edit
Declension of Allah
singular
nominative Allah
genitive Allaha
dative Allahowi
accusative Allaha
instrumental Allahem
locative Allahu
vocative Allahu

Further reading

edit
  • Allah in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Allah m

  1. Alternative spelling of Alá

Serbo-Croatian

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Proper noun

edit

Allah m (Cyrillic spelling Аллах)

  1. (Islam) Allah

See also

edit

Swedish

edit
 
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Proper noun

edit

Allah ? (genitive Allahs)

  1. (Islam) Allah

Derived terms

edit

Turkish

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish الله, from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Allah (definite accusative Allah'ı, plural Allah'lar)

  1. (Islam) Allah

Usage notes

edit

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.

Declension

edit
    declension of Allah
singular plural
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
    possessive of Allah
singular plural
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

Derived terms

edit

See also

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Allah&oldid=82157863"