Al·lah

[al-uh, ah-luh]
noun Islam.
the Supreme Being; God.

Origin:
< Arabic Allāh, akin to ilāh god

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Allah (ˈælə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Islam the Muslim name for God; the one Supreme Being
 
[C16: from Arabic, from al the + Ilāh god; compare Hebrew elōah]

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Allah
1702, Arabic name for the Supreme Being, from Arabic Allahu, contr. of al-Ilahu, from al "the" + Ilah "God," rel. to Heb. Elohim.
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Allah definition


The name for God, the Supreme Being, in the Arabic language; the common name for God in Islam.

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Since they produce not witnesses, they verily are liars in the sight of allah.
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