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Where does “اله” come from?
اله (Arabic) comes from Arabic إِلٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.
اله
(Arabic): God
Definitions
God
Ancestry of “اله”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
إِلٰه
god, deity
2
Proto-Semitic
ʾil-
deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →
Every word from Arabic إِلٰه →