ܐܠܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܠ ܗ (ˀ l h)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic אֱלָהָא (ʾĕlāhā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔil-; compare Arabic إِلٰه (ʔilāh), اللّٰه (allāh), Hebrew אֵל (el), אֱלוֹהַּ (elóah), אֱלוֹהִים (elohím) and Akkadian 𒀭 (ilum). Doublet of ܐܹܝܠ (ēl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalɑːhɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlahɑː], [ʔɑːlɑː] (colloquial)
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔaːlɑː], [ʔal.lɑː] (colloquial)

Noun

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (allāhā) m (plural ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ (allāhē), feminine ܐܲܠܵܗܬܵܐ (allāhtā))

1. (religion) god, deity

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܲܠܵܗ (allāh)		1st person	ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ (allāhī)		ܐܲܠܵܗܲܢ (allāhan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܵܗ (allāh)		2nd person	ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (allāhōḵ)	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (allāhāḵ)	ܐܲܠܵܗܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allāhawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā)		3rd person	ܐܲܠܵܗܹܗ (allāhēh)	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܗ̇ (allāhāh)	ܐܲܠܵܗܗܘܿܢ (allāhhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ̈ܢ (allāhīn)		1st person	ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ̈ (allāhī)		ܐܲܠܵܗܲܢ̈ (allāhan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܵܗܲܝ̈ (allāhay)		2nd person	ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (allāhōḵ)	ܐܲܠܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (allāhāḵ)	ܐܲܠܵܗܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allāhawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ (allāhē)		3rd person	ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (allāhūh)	ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (allāhōh)	ܐܲܠܵܗܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (allāhayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ (allāhāyā, “divine, godly”)
• ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ (allāhūtā, “divinity, godliness”)
• ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐܝܼܬ (allāhāˀīt, “in a godly manner”)
• ܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (d-lā allāhā, “atheist”)

Proper noun

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (allāhā) m

1. God

Related terms

• ܝܗܘܗ (“Yahweh, Jehovah”)
• ܡܵܪܝܵܐ (māryā, “the Lord”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔil-. The doublet ܐܺܝܠ (ʾīyl) was borrowed from Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalɑhɑ/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ʔalɑhe/ (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܗܐ • (ʾalāhā) m (absolute ܐܠܗ (ʾalāh), plural ܐܠܗܐ (ʾalāhē), feminine ܐܠܗܬܐ (ʾalāhtā))

1. (religion) god, deity

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܠܗܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܠܗ		1st person	ܐܠܗܝ		ܐܠܗܢ
	construct	ܐܠܗ		2nd person	ܐܠܗܟ	ܐܠܗܟܝ	ܐܠܗܟܘܢ	ܐܠܗܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܗܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܗܗ	ܐܠܗܗ	ܐܠܗܗܘܢ	ܐܠܗܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܠܗܝܢ		1st person	ܐܠܗܝ		ܐܠܗܝܢ
	construct	ܐܠܗܝ		2nd person	ܐܠܗܝܟ	ܐܠܗܝܟܝ	ܐܠܗܝܟܘܢ	ܐܠܗܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܗܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܗܘܗܝ	ܐܠܗܝܗ	ܐܠܗܝܗܘܢ	ܐܠܗܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܠܗ
• ܐܠܗ ܒܪܢܫ
• ܐܠܗܐܝܬ
• ܐܠܗܘܢܐ
• ܐܠܗܘܬܐ
• ܐܠܗܝܐ
• ܕܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ

Proper noun

ܐܠܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. God
   • 3^rd-5^th century, Dr. James Murdock (translator), Peshitta New Testament‎^[1], John 1:1:

     ܒܪܫܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܗܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܬܐ

     bərīšīṯ ᵓīṯaw wā melṯā wəhū melṯā ᵓīṯaw wā ləwāṯ ᵓălāhā wălāhā ᵓīṯaw wā hū melṯā.

     In the beginning, was the Word; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.

Related terms

• ܝܗܘܗ
• ܐܠܠܗ
• ܝܙܕ

References

• “ˀlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 10ab
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 17a–b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 47b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic אלהא (ʾalāhā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔil-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑloho/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ʔɑlohe/ (plural)

Noun

ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ • (aloho) m (plural ܐܰܠܳܗ̈ܶܐ (alohe))

1. (religion) god, God
   • 1 John 4:8:

     ܘܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܝܳܐ، ܘܗܰܘܳܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܪܳܚ݄ܡ ܠ݄ܐ ܟܳܐܕ݂݄ܥ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ.

     w-aloho ḥubo yo, w-hawo dlo roḥm l koḏc aloho

     Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

from Aramaic אלהא (ʾalāhā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalo(h)/

Noun

ܐܰܠܳܗ̱ܐ (ʾalō(h)) m

1. god