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).

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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)

See also

• ਬਿਸਮਿੱਲਾ (bismillā)

References

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