إله
Arabic
Alternative forms
- إِلَاه (ʾilāh)
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʾil- with a vocative suffix ـَاه (-āh) which is else only sporadically attested in Arabic but has left its trace in the -ā vocatives of أَب (ʾab, “father”), أَخ (ʾaḵ, “brother”), حَم (ḥam, “father-in-law”). Forms a root ء ل ه (ʾ-l-h).
Pronunciation
Declension
Declension of noun إِلٰه (ʾilāh)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | إِلٰه ʾilāh |
الْإِلٰه al-ʾilāh |
إِلٰه ʾilāh |
Nominative | إِلٰهٌ ʾilāhun |
الْإِلٰهُ al-ʾilāhu |
إِلٰهُ ʾilāhu |
Accusative | إِلٰهًا ʾilāhan |
الْإِلٰهَ al-ʾilāha |
إِلٰهَ ʾilāha |
Genitive | إِلٰهٍ ʾilāhin |
الْإِلٰهِ al-ʾilāhi |
إِلٰهِ ʾilāhi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | إِلٰهَيْن; إلَاهَيْن ʾilāhayn; ʾilāhayn |
الْإِلٰهَيْن; الْإلَاهَيْن al-ʾilāhayn; al-ʾilāhayn |
إِلٰهَيْ; إلَاهَيْ ʾilāhay; ʾilāhay |
Nominative | إِلٰهَانِ; إلَاهَانِ ʾilāhāni; ʾilāhāni |
الْإِلٰهَانِ; الْإلَاهَانِ al-ʾilāhāni; al-ʾilāhāni |
إِلٰهَا; إلَاهَا ʾilāhā; ʾilāhā |
Accusative | إِلٰهَيْنِ; إلَاهَيْنِ ʾilāhayni; ʾilāhayni |
الْإِلٰهَيْنِ; الْإلَاهَيْنِ al-ʾilāhayni; al-ʾilāhayni |
إِلٰهَيْ; إلَاهَيْ ʾilāhay; ʾilāhay |
Genitive | إِلٰهَيْنِ; إلَاهَيْنِ ʾilāhayni; ʾilāhayni |
الْإِلٰهَيْنِ; الْإلَاهَيْنِ al-ʾilāhayni; al-ʾilāhayni |
إِلٰهَيْ; إلَاهَيْ ʾilāhay; ʾilāhay |
Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | آلِهَة ʾāliha |
الْآلِهَة al-ʾāliha |
آلِهَة ʾālihat |
Nominative | آلِهَةٌ ʾālihatun |
الْآلِهَةُ al-ʾālihatu |
آلِهَةُ ʾālihatu |
Accusative | آلِهَةً ʾālihatan |
الْآلِهَةَ al-ʾālihata |
آلِهَةَ ʾālihata |
Genitive | آلِهَةٍ ʾālihatin |
الْآلِهَةِ al-ʾālihati |
آلِهَةِ ʾālihati |
Related terms
References
- Bauer, Hans (1915), “Semitische Sprachprobleme. 5. Die Verwandtschaftsnamen und ilāh „Gott“ im Semitischen”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 69, page 561
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ءله”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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