阿羅訶

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿羅訶)		阿	羅	訶
simp. (阿罗诃)		阿	罗	诃

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): āluóhē

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: āluóhē
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: aluóhe
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-lo²-ho¹
  - Yale: ā-lwó-hē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aluohe
  - Palladius: алохэ (aloxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ xɤ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: 'a la xa

Rime
Character	阿	羅	訶
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	來 (37)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	歌 (94)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	烏何切	魯何切	虎何切
Baxter	'a	la	xa
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/lɑ/	/hɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/lɑ/	/hɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/lɑ/	/xɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/la/	/ha/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/lɑ/	/xɑ/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/lɑ/	/xɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/lɑ/	/xɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	luó	hē
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o¹	lo⁴	ho¹

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

阿羅訶

alternative form of 阿羅漢 / 阿罗汉 (āluóhàn, “(Buddhism) arhat”)

Etymology 2

From Classical Syriac ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ (ʾalāhā), compare אֱלוֹהִים (elohím).

Proper noun

阿羅訶

(Church of the East, historical) God

Synonyms

Terms for God in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	上帝, 神, 真神
Roman Catholic	天主, 僚氏 Hokkien, historical
Eastern Orthodox	上帝
Church of the East	阿羅訶, 天尊, 真主

References

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “阿羅訶” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].