ALLAH  , the Arabic name used by Moslems of all nationalities for the one true See also:

• GOD

God . It is compounded of al, the definite See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article, and ilah, meaning a god . The same word is found in See also:

• HEBREW

Hebrew and Aramaic as well as in See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Arabic (Sabaean) . The meaning of the See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root from which it is derived is very doubtful; cf . See also:

• LANE, EDWARD WILLIAM (1801–1876)
• LANE, JAMES HENRY (1814–1866)

Lane's Arabic-See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• LEXICON

Lexicon, p . 82, and the See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford Hebrew and English Lexicon, pp . 61 if .