allah

Al-lah · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    The Arabic name for God, used by Muslims and Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews.

Related words

See also: Islam, god
Synonyms: god

Etymology

From Arabic Allah, a contraction of al-ilah meaning "the God," from al (definite article "the") + ilah ("god, deity"), related to Hebrew Elohim and Aramaic Alaha.