ilah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪlah/
• Rhymes: -ɪlah, -lah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: ilah

Etymology 1

From Malay ilah, from Arabic إِلٰه (ʔilāh, “god”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Noun

ilah (plural ilah-ilah)

1. (Islam) god (deity)

Derived terms

• berilah
• keilahan

Etymology 2

Noun

ilah (plural ilah-ilah)

1. alternative form of ilat

Adjective

ilah (comparative lebih ilah, superlative paling ilah)

1. alternative form of ilat

Conjunction

ilah

1. alternative form of ilat

Further reading

• “ilah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic إِلٰه (ʔilāh, “god”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ilah/
• Rhymes: -ilah, -lah, -ah

Noun

ilah (Jawi spelling اله, plural ilah-ilah or ilah²)

1. god (deity)

Synonyms

• tuhan / توهن
• hiang / yang / yang-yang / هياڠ / يڠ / يڠ٢
• dewa m / ديوا m / dewi f / ديوي f

Descendants

• Indonesian: ilah

Further reading

• "ilah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tambora

Noun

ilah

1. stone

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اله (ilâh), from Arabic إِلٰه (ʔilāh, “god”)

Noun

ilah

1. god, deity