alleluya

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch alleluja, from Latin allēlūia, from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, Praise Yah).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [alleˈlu.ja]
  • Hyphenation: alléluya

Interjection

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alléluya

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism) hallelujah.

Usage notes

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This spelling, aleluya, alleluya are commonly used by Roman Catholic. Protestant use Hebrew-derived spelling haleluya.

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin allēlūia, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, Praise Yah).

Interjection

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alleluya

  1. (Christianity) hallelujah

Descendants

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  • Swedish: halleluja