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Allah¹
- /əˈlɑː/
- /ˈæ.lə/
Rhymes with -ɑː, -ælə
Where it comes from
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-.-.
proper noun Alha
- God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts What is the Shia Islamic view on the attributes of Allah?
allah²
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Allah
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hizbollah, hizbullah, ayatollah, abdallah, hakim, hezbollah, ramallah, god, abd, guerrilla, beneficent, goodness, obey, sky, ala, nasir
Translations
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name God, in Islam
| Español | Alá |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알라, 알라신 Allasin |
| 日本語 | アッラーフ Arrāfu, アッラー Arrā, アラー Arā |
| 中文 | 安拉 Ānlā, 阿拉 Ālā, 真主 Zhēnzhǔ |
| हिन्दी | अल्लाह allāh |
| Kiswahili | Allah |
| Português | Alá |
| Français | Allah |
| Deutsch | Allah |
| Italiano | Allah, Allà |
| Ελληνικά | Αλλάχ Allách |
| Română | Allah |
| Русский | Алла́х Alláx |
| Tiếng Việt | A-la, thánh A-la, đức A-la |
| العربية | اللّٰه allāh |
| עברית | אַלְלָה allá |
Talk about this word "allah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. allah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allah "allah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allah.Cite this
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title = {allah},
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