llah الله
Moroccan Darija · noun
“llah” (الله) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning God, Allah.
Meanings
- God, Allah
- in blessings and wishes
- in oaths
Usage
Llah, "God", is omnipresent in everyday speech, well beyond religious contexts. It appears in countless formulas: llah ysser ("may God make it easy"), llah yr7em lwalidin ("may God bless your parents", used to thank someone), wa 7e9 llah ("I swear"), bismillah (before starting something). The typical pattern is llah followed by a verb in the imperfect, expressing a wish. These formulas are often simple politeness and should not be taken literally. Avoid using them jokingly, as some people take offence.
Example
إوا الله يسر
iwa lah ysser
“Well then, may God make it easy.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “llah” but also “allah”, “lah” and “alah”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “llah” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “God, Allah”: allah in Algerian.
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.