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 (ʾilāh), 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))
- (religion) god, deity
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ (allāhī) | ܐܲܠܵܗܲܢ (allāhan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܠܵܗ (allāh) | 2nd person | ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (allāhuḵ) | ܐܲܠܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (allāhāḵ) | ܐܲܠܵܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allāhāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܠܵܗܹܗ (allāhēh) | ܐܲܠܵܗܘܿܗ̇ (allāhoh) | ܐܲܠܵܗܗܘܿܢ (allāhhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ̈ (allāhī) | ܐܲܠܵܗܲܢ̈ (allāhan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܠܵܗܲܝ̈ (allāhay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (allāhuḵ) | ܐܲܠܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (allāhāḵ) | ܐܲܠܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allāhāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ (allāhē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (allāhuh) | ܐܲܠܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (allāhoh) | ܐܲܠܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (allāhhon) | ||
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
- God
Related terms
- ܝܗܘܗ (“Yahweh, Jehovah”)
- ܡܵܪܝܵܐ (māryā, “the Lord”)
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))
- (religion) god, deity
Inflection
inflection of ܐܠܗܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܠܗ | ܐܠܗܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܠܗ | ܐܠܗܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܠܗܐ | ܐܠܗܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܠܗܝ | ܐܠܗܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܠܗܟ | ܐܠܗܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܠܗܟܝ | ܐܠܗܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܠܗܗ | ܐܠܗܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܠܗܗ | ܐܠܗܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܠܗܢ | ܐܠܗܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܠܗܟܘܢ | ܐܠܗܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܠܗܟܝܢ | ܐܠܗܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܠܗܗܘܢ | ܐܠܗܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܠܗܗܝܢ | ܐܠܗܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܐܠܗ
- ܐܠܗ ܒܪܢܫ
- ܐܠܗܐܝܬ
- ܐܠܗܘܢܐ
- ܐܠܗܘܬܐ
- ܐܠܗܝܐ
- ܕܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ
Proper noun
ܐܠܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m
- God
Related terms
- ܝܗܘܗ
- ܐܠܠܗ
- ܝܙܕ
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))
- (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.
- 1 John 4:8: