ਅੱਲਾਹ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian الله‎ (allāh), from Arabic اللّٰه‎ (allāh). First attested as Old Punjabi ਅਲਹੁ (alahu /allahu/). Compare Hindustani اَللہ‎ / अल्लाह (allāh), Bengali আল্লাহ (allah), Malayalam അല്ലാഹു (allāhu).

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Noun

ਅੱਲਾਹ • (allāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling اللہ‎)

  1. (Islam, Sikhism) God
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 727:
      ਅਲਾਹ ਪਾਕੰ ਪਾਕ ਹੈ ਸਕ ਕਰਉ ਜੇ ਦੂਸਰ ਹੋਇ
      alāh pākã pāk hai sak karau je dūsar hoi
      The Lord is the purest of the pure; only through doubt could there be another.
    Synonyms: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū), ਰੱਬ (rabba)

See also
  • ਬਿਸਮਿੱਲਾ (bismillā)

References
  • “ਅੱਲਾਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਅੱਲਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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