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إِلٰه

ilāha

god, deity

ইলাহ, উপাস্য

Root letters: أ ل هAppears 147 times in the Qur'an#75 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 8

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: أ ل ه

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)إِلَـٰهَ111 times
  • Dual (muthannā)إِلَـٰهَيْنِ2 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)ءَالِهَةًۭ34 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • إِلَـٰهَgodilāha · 37 times
  • إِلَـٰهٌۭ(is) Godilāhun · 13 times
  • إِلَـٰهٍgodilāhin · 13 times
  • إِلَـٰهًاgodilāhan · 10 times
  • ءَالِهَةًۭgodsālihatan · 7 times
  • إِلَـٰهًۭاGodilāhan · 5 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root أ ل ه — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Indeed, your God is One,

Surah 37:4 — Read full ayah

Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allāh you desire?

Surah 37:86 — Read full ayah

They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"

Surah 21:62 — Read full ayah