Allah

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Arabic الله (allāh); cognate with the Hebrew Eloh', El ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

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Singular
Allah

Plural
-

Allah

  1. God in Islamic contexts.

[edit] Usage notes

While the Arabic الله is used generically to refer to God in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic contexts, current English usage almost always restricts the corresponding term Allah to Islamic contexts only. Various newspaper style manuals recommend translating the Arabic word 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.

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  • Anagrams of aahll
  • halal

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From Arabic الله (allāh) < -ال (al-), the) + إِله (ilah), God).

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Allah m.

  1. (Islam) Allah

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Allah m.

  1. Allah

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From Arabic الله (allāh) < -ال (al-), the) + إِله (ilah), God).

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Allah m. (Cyrillic spelling Аллах)

  1. (Islam) Allah

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic الله (allāh) < -ال (al-), the) + إِله (ilah), God).

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Allah

  1. (Islam) Allah

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