Allah
See also: Alláh
English
Etymology
From Arabic اللّٰه (allāh), contraction of اَل (al-, “the”) + إِلَه (ʾilah, “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
Proper noun
Allah
- God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
- 1998, Rice, Anne, The Vampire Armand, New York: Knopf, →ISBN, OL 354828M, 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?
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Usage notes
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
Translations
God, in Islam
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See also
- Appendix:The 99 names of Allah
References
- “Allah”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “Allah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
Names of God in Islam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Albanian
Etymology
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | Аллаһ | |
|---|---|---|
| Perso-Arabic | classical sp | الله |
| new sp | آللاه | |
Proper noun
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
Usage notes
- 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
Declension
| 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 | ||||||
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.laː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Al‧lah
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlːɑh/, [ˈɑlːɑh]
- Rhymes: -ɑlːɑh
- Syllabification(key): Al‧lah
Declension
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Allahitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Allah (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Allahini | Allahimme |
| 2nd person | Allahisi | Allahinne |
| 3rd person | Allahinsa | |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈala/, /aˈlaː/
Audio (file) - Homophone: aller (nonstandard)
Hausa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay Allah, from Classical Malay Allah (“sky, day, heaven; Allah; God”); from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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 notes
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
- keallahan
See also
References
- Alkitab Terjemahan Baru [New Translation Bible], Jakarta: Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia, 1974, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Allah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- الله
Etymology
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /allah/, [aɫɫah], [ɔɫɫɔh]
- Rhymes: -ah
Usage notes
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.
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈal.lax/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -allax
- Syllabification: Al‧lah
- Homophone: Allach
Declension
Declension of Allah
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Allah |
| genitive | Allaha |
| dative | Allahowi |
| accusative | Allaha |
| instrumental | Allahem |
| locative | Allahu |
| vocative | Allahu |
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑɫːɑh/
Usage notes
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
declension of Allah
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
- Allah'a ısmarladık
- Allah Allah
- estağfurallah
- inşallah
- maşallah
See also
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