Alla

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Alla

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name А́лла (Álla).

Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Alla

  1. Obsolete form of Allah.
    • 1819, Henry Tudor Farmer, Imagination; the Maniac's Dream: And Other Poems, page 157:
      [] look at these Christians closely, and you will abhor them. They are the worshippers of gold, not the followers of Alla. The poorest Mussulman has more hospitality than their Cadi; more charity than their Imans; more honesty than their Viziers.

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Interjection[edit]

Alla

  1. Pronunciation spelling of Alter.

Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1888. Partly from Russian Алла (Alla), a name of uncertain origin, or shortened from Aleksandra.

Proper noun[edit]

Alla f

  1. a female given name of Latvian speakers
  2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name А́лла (Álla).

References[edit]

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Alla was the only given name of 5718 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh, God) through the common dialectal form alla with loss of the final -h. The Arabic word is a general term for “God” used also by Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.la/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: alla

Proper noun[edit]

Alla m

  1. (religion, monotheism) God

Derived terms[edit]