ਅੱਲਾਹ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਅੱਲਾ (allā)
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 (allahô), Malayalam അല്ലാഹു (allāhu).
Pronunciation
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Noun
ਅੱਲਾਹ • (allāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling اللہ)
- (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)
- Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 727:
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.