ܐܠܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܠ ܗ (ˀ 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)
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔaːlɑː], [ʔal.lɑː] (colloquial)

Noun

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (allāhām (plural ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ (allāhē), feminine ܐܲܠܵܗܬܵܐ (allāhtā))

  1. (religion) god, deity

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܠܵܗ (allāh) 1st person ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ (allāhī) ܐܲܠܵܗܲܢ (allāhan)
construct ܐܲܠܵܗ (allāh) 2nd person ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (allāhōḵ) ܐܲܠܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (allāhāḵ) ܐܲܠܵܗܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allāhawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā) 3rd person ܐܲܠܵܗܹܗ (allāhēh) ܐܲܠܵܗܵܗ̇ (allāhāh) ܐܲܠܵܗܗܘܿܢ (allāhhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ̈ܢ (allāhīn) 1st person ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ̈ (allāhī) ܐܲܠܵܗܲܢ̈ (allāhan)
construct ܐܲܠܵܗܲܝ̈ (allāhay) 2nd person ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (allāhōḵ) ܐܲܠܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (allāhāḵ) ܐܲܠܵܗܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allāhawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ (allāhē) 3rd person ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (allāhūh) ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (allāhōh) ܐܲܠܵܗܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (allāhayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ (allāhāyā, divine, godly)
  • ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ (allāhūtā, divinity, godliness)
  • ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐܝܼܬ (allāhāˀīt, in a godly manner)
  • ܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (d-lā allāhā, atheist)

Proper noun

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (allāhām

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

  1. (religion) god, deity

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܠܗܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܠܗ 1st person ܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܗܢ
construct ܐܠܗ 2nd person ܐܠܗܟ ܐܠܗܟܝ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܗܐ 3rd person ܐܠܗܗ ܐܠܗܗ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܠܗܝܢ 1st person ܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܗܝܢ
construct ܐܠܗܝ 2nd person ܐܠܗܝܟ ܐܠܗܝܟܝ ܐܠܗܝܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܗܐ 3rd person ܐܠܗܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܝܗ ܐܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

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

Proper noun

ܐܠܗܐ • (transliteration neededm

  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, pages 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, →ISBN, page 47b

Turoyo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ • (alohom (plural ܐܰܠܳܗ̈ܶܐ (alohe))

  1. (religion) god, God
    • 1 John 4:8:
      ܘܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܝܳܐ، ܘܗܰܘܳܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܪܳܚ݄ܡ ܠ݄ܐ ܟܳܐܕ݂݄ܥ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ.
      w-aloho ḥubo yo, w-hawo dlo roḥm l koḏc aloho
      Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

from Aramaic אלהא (ʾalāhā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔalo(h)/

Noun

ܐܰܠܳܗ̱ܐ (ʾalō(h)m

  1. god