ਅੱਲਾਹ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਅੱਲਾ (allā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian الله (allāh), from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh). First attested as Old Punjabi ਅਲਹੁ (alahu /⁠allahu⁠/). Compare Hindustani اَللہ (allh) / अल्लाह (allāh), Bengali আল্লাহ (allah), Malayalam അല്ലാഹു (allāhu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əlːäː˦]

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Noun

ਅੱਲਾਹ • (allāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling اللہ)

1. (Islam, Sikhism) God
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 727:

     ਅਲਾਹ ਪਾਕੰ ਪਾਕ ਹੈ ਸਕ ਕਰਉ ਜੇ ਦੂਸਰ ਹੋਇ

     alāh pākã pāk hai sak karau je dūsar hoi

     The Lord is the purest of the pure; only through doubt could there be another.

   Synonyms: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū), ਰੱਬ (rabba)

Declension

Declension of ਅੱਲਾਹ
dir. sg.	ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh)
dir. pl.	ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh)
	singular	plural
direct	ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh)	ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh)
oblique	ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh)	ਅੱਲਾਹਾਂ (allāhā̃)
vocative	ਅੱਲਾਹਾ (allāhā)	ਅੱਲਾਹੋ (allāho)
ablative	ਅੱਲਾਹੋਂ (allāhõ)	—
locative	ਅੱਲਾਹੇ (allāhe)	ਅੱਲਾਹੀਂ (allāhī̃)
instrumental	ਅੱਲਾਹੇ (allāhe)	ਅੱਲਾਹੀਂ (allāhī̃)

See also

• ਬਿਸਮਿੱਲਾ (bismillā)

References

• “ਅੱਲਾਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅੱਲਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.