Allah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Allah
First recorded in 1580–90; from Arabic Allāh, akin to ilāh “god”
Example Sentences
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He concluded by saying "Praise be to Allah."
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
“May Allah write you the reward and reward you with all good,” the instruction said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
"The parents are grieving. We are all devastated. All praise be to Allah," he tells the BBC at the funeral prayers, where he is helping with crowd control.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
There was no mention of Allah during that particular event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
For those of us at the shelter, it ended with two words, Behawenha Allah, spoken amid tears by an ailing man who leaned on a cane as he stood at the shelter’s door.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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