ܐܠܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܠ ܗ‎ (ʾ l h)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic אֱלָהָא‎ (ʾĕlāhā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔil-; compare Arabic إِلٰه‎ (ʔilāh), اللّٰه‎ (allāh), Hebrew אֵל‎ (el), אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (elóah), אֱלוֹהִים‎ (elohím) and Akkadian 𒀭 (ilum). Doublet of ܐܹܝܠ‎ (ēl).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔalɑːhɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɑːlahɑː], [ʔɑːlɑː] (colloquial)
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔaːlɑː], [ʔal.lɑː] (colloquial)

Noun

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (allāhā) m (plural ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ (allāhē), feminine ܐܲܠܵܗܬܵܐ‎ (allāhtā))

  1. (religion) god, deity

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ‎ (allāhāyā, “divine, godly”)
  • ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (allāhutā, “divinity, godliness”)
  • ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (allāhāʾīt, “in a godly manner”)
  • ܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ‎ (dlā allāhā, “atheist”)

Proper noun

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (allāhā) m

  1. God

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔil-. The doublet ܐܺܝܠ‎ (ʾīyl) was borrowed from Hebrew אֵל‎ (ʾēl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔalɑhɑ/ (singular)
  • IPA(key): /ʔalɑhe/ (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܗܐ • (ʾalāhā) m (absolute ܐܠܗ‎ (ʾalāh), plural ܐܠܗܐ (ʾalāhē), feminine ܐܠܗܬܐ‎ (ʾalāhtā))

  1. (religion) god, deity

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܐܠܗ‎
  • ܐܠܗ ܒܪܢܫ‎
  • ܐܠܗܐܝܬ‎
  • ܐܠܗܘܢܐ‎
  • ܐܠܗܘܬܐ‎
  • ܐܠܗܝܐ‎
  • ܕܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ‎

Proper noun

ܐܠܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m

  1. God

References

  • “ˀlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 10ab
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 17a-b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 47b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic אלהא‎ (ʾalāhā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔil-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑloho/ (singular)
  • IPA(key): /ʔɑlohe/ (plural)

Noun

ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ • (ʾāloho) m (plural ܐܰܠܳܗ̈ܶܐ (ʾālohē))

  1. (Religion) god
    • 1 John 4:8:
      ‏ܘܰܐ‌ܠܳܗܳܐ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܝܳܐ، ܘܗܰܘܳܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܪܳܚ݄ܡ ܠ݄ܐ ܟܳܐܕ݂݄ܥ "ܐܰ‌ܠܳܗܳܐ".‎‎
      w ʾāloho ḥūbo yo, whāwo dlo roḥm l koḏʿ ʾāloho
      Whoever does not love does not know "God", because "God" is love.
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