Meanings
allah1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Allah.
Allah2
alternative obsolete Alha
- IslamGod, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
What is the Shia Islamic view on the attributes of Allah?
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We are too much men and women; we are yet formed in the image of the Creator, and what can we say of Him with any certainty except that He, whoever He may be—Christ, Yahweh, Allah—He made us, did He not, because even He in His Infinite Perfection could not bear to be alone.
1998, Anne Rice, The Vampire Armand, New York: Knopf, →ISBN, →OL, page 273Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP
2026 May 4, Donald John Trump, Truth Social
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Semitic*ʾil-
- Arabicاللّٰه
- EnglishAllah
From Arabic اللّٰه (allāh), contraction of اَل (al-, “the”) + إِلَه (ʔilah, “deity”); cognate with the Aramaic אלה (aláh) and אלהא (aláhâ), and Hebrew אֵל (él), אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (elóah) and אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים (elohím); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.-.
More words from Arabic, Proto-Semitic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Arabic اللّٰه
- اللّٰه (allāh)God, in Islam
Bengali আল্লাহ
- আল্লাহ (allah)God, in Islam
Bulgarian Алла́х
- Алла́х (Alláh)God, in Islam
Catalan Al·là
- Al·làGod, in Islam
Chinese Cantonese 阿拉, 真主
- 阿拉 (aa³ laa¹)God, in Islam
- 真主 (zan¹ zyu²)God, in Islam
Chinese Mandarin 安拉, 阿拉
- 安拉 (Ānlā)God, in Islam
- 阿拉 (Ālā)God, in Islam
- 真主 (Zhēnzhǔ)God, in Islam
Czech Alláh
- AlláhGod, in Islam
Danish Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Dutch Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Esperanto Alaho
- AlahoGod, in Islam
Estonian Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Finnish Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
French Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
German Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Greek Αλλάχ
- Αλλάχ (Allách)God, in Islam
Hebrew אַלְלָה
- אַלְלָה (allá)God, in Islam
Hindi अल्लाह
- अल्लाह (allāh)God, in Islam
Hungarian Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Icelandic Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Indonesian Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Irish Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Italian Allah, Allà
- AllahGod, in Islam
- AllàGod, in Islam
Japanese アッラーフ, アッラー
- アッラーフ (Arrāfu)God, in Islam
- アッラー (Arrā)God, in Islam
- アラー (Arā)God, in Islam
Korean 알라, 알라신
- 알라God, in Islam
- 알라신 (Allasin)God, in Islam
Latin Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Latvian Allāhs
- AllāhsGod, in Islam
Lithuanian Alachas
- AlachasGod, in Islam
Malay Allah, الله
- AllahGod, in Islam
- اللهGod, in Islam
Norwegian Bokmål Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Polish Allah, Allach
- AllahGod, in Islam
- AllachGod, in Islam
- AłłachGod, in Islam
Portuguese Alá
- AláGod, in Islam
Punjabi ਅੱਲਾ
- ਅੱਲਾ (allā)God, in Islam
Romanian Allah, Аллах
- AllahGod, in Islam
- АллахGod, in Islam
Russian Алла́х
- Алла́х (Alláx)God, in Islam
Slovak Alah
- AlahGod, in Islam
Spanish Alá
- AláGod, in Islam
Swahili Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Swedish Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Tamil அல்லா
- அல்லா (allā)God, in Islam
Thai อัลลอฮ์, อัลเลาะห์
- อัลลอฮ์ (an-lɔɔ)God, in Islam
- อัลเลาะห์ (an-lɔ́)God, in Islam
Turkish Allah
- AllahGod, in Islam
Ukrainian Алла́х, Алла́г
- Алла́х (Alláx)God, in Islam
- Алла́г (Alláh)God, in Islam
- Алла́ (Allá)God, in Islam
Urdu اَللّٰہ
- اَللّٰہ (allāh)God, in Islam
Vietnamese A-la, thánh A-la
- A-laGod, in Islam
- thánh A-laGod, in Islam
- đức A-laGod, in Islam
Welsh Al-lâh, Allah
- Al-lâhGod, in Islam
- AllahGod, in Islam
Yiddish אַלאַ, אללה
- אַלאַ (ala)God, in Islam
- אללה (ala)God, in Islam
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with allah
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Cite this entry
allah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allah
“allah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allah. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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