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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