إله

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إله

/ʔi.laːh/
[ʔeˈlæːh]
[ʔɪˈlaːh]
[ʔɪˈlæːh]
[ʔɪˈlɑːh]
[ʔiˈle̞ːh]
[ʔiˈlæːh]

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʔil- with a vocative suffix ـَاه (-āh) which is else only sporadically attested in Arabic but has left its trace in the -ā vocatives of أَب (ʔab, “father”), أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”), حَم (ḥam, “father-in-law”).

noun إِلَٰه · ʔilāh · آلِهَة · إِلَٰهَة · الْإِلَٰه

countable a god; a deity; a divinity وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّٰهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ ۘ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ
Similar: رَبّ

In English

god deity
deity a god or goddess
God single deity of monotheism

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {إله},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%87},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}