"אלהא" meaning in Aramaic

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Noun

Forms: אֱלָהָא [canonical], ʾĕlāhā [romanization], אֱלָהַיָּא [plural], ܐܠܗܐ [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Cognate with the Arabic إله, Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl), אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (ʾĕlṓah), אֱלוֹהִים / אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm). Etymology templates: {{inh|arc|sem-pro|*ʾil-}} Proto-Semitic *ʾil-, {{cog|ar|إله}} Arabic إله, {{cog|he|אֵל|tr=ʾēl}} Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl), {{he-m|אֱלוֹהַּ|dwv=אֱלֹהַּ|tr=ʾĕlṓah}} אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (ʾĕlṓah), {{he-m|אֱלוֹהִים|dwv=אֱלֹהִים|tr=ʾĕlōhīm}} אֱלוֹהִים / אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm) Head templates: {{head|arc|noun|plural|אֱלָהַיָּא|g=m|head=אֱלָהָא|tr=ʾĕlāhā}} אֱלָהָא • (ʾĕlāhā) m (plural אֱלָהַיָּא)
  1. god, deity
    Sense id: en-אלהא-arc-noun-EfnKoJLj

Noun

Forms: אֱלָהָא [canonical], ʾĕlāhā [romanization], ܐܠܗܐ [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Cognate with the Arabic إله, Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl), אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (ʾĕlṓah), אֱלוֹהִים / אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm). Etymology templates: {{inh|arc|sem-pro|*ʾil-}} Proto-Semitic *ʾil-, {{cog|ar|إله}} Arabic إله, {{cog|he|אֵל|tr=ʾēl}} Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl), {{he-m|אֱלוֹהַּ|dwv=אֱלֹהַּ|tr=ʾĕlṓah}} אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (ʾĕlṓah), {{he-m|אֱלוֹהִים|dwv=אֱלֹהִים|tr=ʾĕlōhīm}} אֱלוֹהִים / אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm) Head templates: {{head|arc|proper noun|g=m|head=אֱלָהָא|tr=ʾĕlāhā}} אֱלָהָא • (ʾĕlāhā) m
  1. God
    Sense id: en-אלהא-arc-noun-nFRNlrDI Categories (other): Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Religion Disambiguation of Aramaic entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Religion: 36 64
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          "text": "כי הוה קא מיית אמר להו ליקליוה לההוא גברא ולבדרי לקיטמיה אשב ימי דלא לשכחיה אלהא דיהודאי ולוקמיה בדינא",
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            "1": "mid",
            "2": "ࡀࡋࡀࡄࡀ",
            "tr": "alaha"
          },
          "expansion": "Mandaic: ࡀࡋࡀࡄࡀ (alaha)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mandaic: ࡀࡋࡀࡄࡀ (alaha)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "amw",
            "2": "ܐܠܳܗ",
            "tr": "ʾalōh"
          },
          "expansion": "Western Neo-Aramaic: ܐܠܳܗ (ʾalōh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Western Neo-Aramaic: ܐܠܳܗ (ʾalōh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lsd",
            "2": "אלהא",
            "tr": "ʾelha"
          },
          "expansion": "Lishana Deni: אלהא (ʾelha)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lishana Deni: אלהא (ʾelha)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lsd",
            "2": "אילאהא",
            "tr": "ʾilāha"
          },
          "expansion": "Lishana Deni: אילאהא (ʾilāha)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lishana Deni: אילאהא (ʾilāha)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*ʾil-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *ʾil-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "إله"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic إله",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "אֵל",
        "tr": "ʾēl"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "אֱלוֹהַּ",
        "dwv": "אֱלֹהַּ",
        "tr": "ʾĕlṓah"
      },
      "expansion": "אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (ʾĕlṓah)",
      "name": "he-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "אֱלוֹהִים",
        "dwv": "אֱלֹהִים",
        "tr": "ʾĕlōhīm"
      },
      "expansion": "אֱלוֹהִים / אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm)",
      "name": "he-m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Cognate with the Arabic إله, Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl), אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (ʾĕlṓah), אֱלוֹהִים / אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אֱלָהָא",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ʾĕlāhā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ܐܠܗܐ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "אֱלָהָא",
        "tr": "ʾĕlāhā"
      },
      "expansion": "אֱלָהָא • (ʾĕlāhā) m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Aramaic",
  "lang_code": "arc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "God"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "אלהא"
}

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