ਅੱਲਾਹ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਅੱਲ੍ਹਾ (allhā), ਅੱਲਾ (allā)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [əlːäː˦]
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Proper noun

ਅੱਲਾਹ • (allāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling اللہ)

(Islam, Sikhism) God
Synonyms: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū), ਰੱਬ (rabba)

Declension

Declension of **ਅੱਲਾਹ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh)	ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh)
oblique	ਅੱਲਾਹ (allāh)	ਅੱਲਾਹਾਂ (allāhā̃)
vocative	ਅੱਲਾਹਾ (allāhā)	ਅੱਲਾਹੋ (allāho)
ablative	ਅੱਲਾਹੋਂ (allāhõ)	—
locative	ਅੱਲਾਹੇ (allāhe)	ਅੱਲਾਹੀਂ (allāhī̃)
instrumental	ਅੱਲਾਹੇ (allāhe)	ਅੱਲਾਹੀਂ (allāhī̃)

See also

ਬਿਸਮਿੱਲਾ (bismillā)

References

“ਅੱਲਾਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅੱਲਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.