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ALLAH , the Arabic name used by Moslems of all nationalities for the one true See also: God
.
It is compounded of al, the definite article, and ilah, meaning a god
.
The same word is found in See also: Hebrew and Aramaic as well as in See also: ancient Arabic (Sabaean)
.
The meaning of the See also: root from which it is derived is very doubtful; cf
.
Lane's
Arabic-See also: English See also: Lexicon, p
.
82, and the See also: Oxford Hebrew and English Lexicon, pp
.
61 if
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