allah الله
Algerian Darja · noun
“allah” (الله) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning God, Allah.
Meanings
- God, Allah
Usage
The name of God, ubiquitous in everyday speech, especially in set phrases: wallah ("I swear"), inchallah ("God willing", often just "I hope"), allah yarhmou ("rest in peace"), allah ybarek (to congratulate or ward off the evil eye), allah ghaleb ("nothing can be done"). In conversation, people also often say rabbi ("my Lord"): rabbi m3ak. The initial l is often assimilated in these phrases (wallah, bismillah). For an English speaker, inchallah does not necessarily mean a polite refusal: the meaning depends on tone.
Example
إن شاء الله نتلاقاو غدوة
inchallah ntla9aw ghedwa
“God willing, we'll see each other tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “allah” but also “llah”, “alah” and “lah”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “allah” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “God, Allah”; “in blessings and wishes”: llah in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “God, Allah”; “exclamation of admiration or emotion”: allah in Tunisian.