اللَّهُ God in Arabic
اللَّهُ is how you say “God” in Arabic.
Root ا ل ه ʾ-l-h. proper noun (divine name). allāh.
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Meaning of God in Arabic
- God; Allāh — the proper name of the one true God A proper name applied to the Being who exists necessarily and comprises all attributes of perfection; the initial ال is inseparable from it.
- traditionally linked to إِلٰه ('a god, an object of worship') Most grammarians hold that اللَّهُ is originally إِلٰه/إِلَاه with the ال prefixed and the two hamzahs contracted, though some (e.g. Al-Layth) treat it as underived.
Example sentence
تتولّد من الْمعْصِيَة والغفلة عَن ذكر الله
They arise from sin and neglect of the remembrance of Allah.
اللَّهِ God
The name Allah ('God'); the 'of…' word here: 'of God'.
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How it is used
اللَّهُ is the standard Arabic proper name for God, its initial ال never dropped. Lane records the leading grammatical view that it derives from إِلٰه/إِلَاه, an ordinary noun meaning 'a thing worshipped' (measure فِعَال used in the sense of مَفْعُول, like كِتَاب for 'written'), though other authorities held the name to be underived altogether. The related root produces the everyday verb أَلَهَ 'to worship' and abstract nouns for divinity (إِلَاهَة) and theology (الإِلهِيَّة).
Words from the same root
- إِلٰهٌ a god; deity — anything taken as an object of worship (pl. آلهة, 'gods, idols')
- أَلَهَ he served, worshipped, or adored (form I verb)
- تَأَلَّهَ he devoted himself to religious exercises, applied himself to acts of devotion (form V)
- تَأْلِيهٌ making someone an object of service/worship; also glossed as enslaving (form II)
- إِلَاهَةٌ the act of serving/worshipping; also 'godship, divinity'
- إِلهِىٌّ divine; of or relating to God or a god
- الإِلهِيَّةُ theology — the science of God's being and attributes
More example sentences
فقال هذا الكلب عدو الله عمير،
He said: This dog, the enemy of Allah, Umair.
اللَّهِ Allah
The name Allah; the 'of…' word: 'of God' (enemy of God).
وقال لرجال ممن كانوا معه من الأنصار ادخلوا على رسول الله ﷺ فاجلسوا عنده واحذروا عليه هذا الخبيث
He said to the men from the Ansar who were with him: Enter to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, sit with him, and be wary of this treacherous one.
اللَّهِ Allah
The name Allah; the 'of…' word: 'of God' (Messenger of God).
قال قبحها الله من سيوف، وهل أغنت شيئا؟
He said: May Allah curse these swords! Have they ever been of any use?
اللَّهُ Allah
The name Allah; the '-u' ending marks it as the subject ('may God…').
فقال أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأنك رسوله
Then he said: I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and that you are His messenger.
اللَّهُ Allah
The name Allah; the '-u' ending — the one excepted ('but God').
قد كنا يا رسول الله نكذبك بما تأتينا به من خبر السماء،
We used to deny you, O Messenger of Allah, concerning what you brought us from the news of the heavens,
اللَّهِ Allah
The name Allah; the 'of…' word: 'of God' (O Messenger of God).
وهذا أمر لم يحضره إلا أنا وصفوان فوالله لأعلم ما أتاك به إلا الله،
And this is a matter witnessed only by me and Safwan, and by Allah, I know that it was none but Allah who brought it to you,
اللَّهُ Allah
The name Allah; the '-u' ending marks it as the subject ('none but God').
فالحمد لله الذي
So praise be to Allah who
لِلَّهِ be to Allah
li- = 'to, for'; with the name — 'to God' (praise be to God).
وَإِذَا حَمَلْتَهَا عَلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ صَلُحَتْ
And if you carry it upon the command of Allah, it becomes good.
اللَّهِ God
'Allah' = 'God'; here the 'of' word, so 'the command of Allah'. The '-i' ending marks that 'of' link.
وَكَانَ قد أعطَاهُ الله تَعَالَى الْحِكْمَة
And Allah, the Exalted, had given him wisdom
اللَّهُ Allah
'Allah' = 'God'. Subject of 'gave'.
وَقد تجلى الله فِيهِ لِعِبَادِهِ وَصِفَاته
And God has manifested Himself in it to His servants and His attributes.
اللَّهُ God
Subject of 'manifested', nominative, after its verb. The one who reveals Himself.
سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ
I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:
اللَّهُ and blessings
Grammatically this is the subject of 'send blessing', the divine name in the '-u' ending, even though the running gloss labels it differently. Arabic's verb-first order puts 'God' just after its verb in the formula.
وا غوثاه بالله،
O help from Allah!
بِاللَّهِ with Allah
The 'bi-' here is the 'bi-' of appeal or oath — 'by Allah', invoking God as the one appealed to for the rescue just cried out. It is the same little particle that elsewhere means 'with', but in this pleading frame it carries the force of calling upon. It also puts the following name in the genitive.
ومتى كان الواعظ مثل الحسين والشيخ عبد القادر الجيلاني رحمهما الله تعالى انتفع به الناس
And when the preacher is like Al-Husayn and Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Jilani - may Allah have mercy on them - people benefit from him.
اللَّهُ Allah
This is the subject of 'have mercy' and it lands after the verb, as Arabic word order often places the doer second: 'may ALLAH have mercy'. Its nominative ending marks it as that doer. The whole little clause is a parenthetical blessing on the two men.
انطلق إلى أرض كذا وكذا، فإن بها أناساً يعبدون الله تعالى فاعبد الله معهم،
Go to such and such a land, for there are people who worship Allah there, so worship Allah with them.
اللَّهَ Allah
This is the object of 'worship', in the accusative — God. The accusative marks the One worshipped. It is the focus of their devotion.
انطلق إلى أرض كذا وكذا، فإن بها أناساً يعبدون الله تعالى فاعبد الله معهم،
Go to such and such a land, for there are people who worship Allah there, so worship Allah with them.
اللَّهَ Allah
This is the object of the command 'worship', in the accusative — God. It repeats the focus of devotion the man is told to join. The accusative marks the One worshipped.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تضمن الله لمن خرج في سبيله لا يخرجه إلا جهاد في سبيلي،
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Allah guarantees for the one who goes out in His path, driven solely by striving for My cause,
اللَّهُ and blessings
Within the fixed blessing this names God as the one who blesses. The formula is boilerplate recurring after the Prophet's name and is read as a settled unit.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تضمن الله لمن خرج في سبيله لا يخرجه إلا جهاد في سبيلي،
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Allah guarantees for the one who goes out in His path, driven solely by striving for My cause,
اللَّهُ Allah
This is the name of God standing as the subject of 'has guaranteed', placed after the verb in normal Arabic order. The subject-style ending marks it as the one making the pledge.
وهو يوم القيامة أي ان الله قادر على رجعه إليه حيًا في ذلك اليوم
And it is the Day of Resurrection, meaning that God is able to bring him back to Him alive on that day.
اللَّهَ God
This is the divine name as the subject of the anna-clause, carrying the object-style ending anna imposes on its subject. Though it looks like an object, it is the subject under anna's emphasis, the one said to be able.
﴿فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ﴾
Exalted is Allah, the True Sovereign; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.
اللَّهُ Allah
This is the subject of the verb of exalting, and as the doer it carries the nominative ending heard as the final '-u'. Placed after its verb, it follows the standard verb-then-subject flow of Arabic sentences.
قائلًا إن الله أمرني بذلك وأباحه لي
Saying that Allah commanded me to do this and permitted it for me.
اللَّهَ Allah
This is the subject of the emphatic clause, the divine name, driven into the accusative by the preceding particle, which is why its ending is '-a' rather than the usual subject '-u'. The particle's grip on the subject's case is the point here.
وَهَذَا هُوَ الشِّرْكُ الْأَكْبَرُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَهُ اللهُ
And this is the major shirk that Allah mentioned.
اللَّهُ Allah
The divine name as the doer of 'mentioned', its ending marking it the subject within the relative clause. It identifies who did the mentioning.
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ
Allah the Exalted said: 'Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating partners with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.'
اللَّهُ Allah
The divine name as the doer of the saying, its ending marking it the subject of 'said'.
وَقَالَ تَعَالَى إِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ
And He said: 'Indeed, whoever associates partners with Allah, Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, and his abode is the Fire.'
اللَّهُ Allah
The divine name as the doer of 'has forbidden', its ending marking it the subject of the result clause.
Common questions
- How do you say "God" in Arabic?
- Allāh (اللَّهُ) — the proper name for God used across Arabic, by speakers of all faiths.
- What is the root of the word Allāh?
- Its root is ا ل ه; most grammarians trace اللَّهُ to إِلٰه ('a god, an object of worship'), with the ال prefixed, though a minority view holds the name is underived.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).