"Ala" meaning in Tok Pisin

See Ala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Arabic اللّٰه (allāh). Etymology templates: {{bor|tpi|ar|اللّٰه}} Arabic اللّٰه (allāh) Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} Ala
  1. Allah
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        "3": "اللّٰه"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).",
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      "expansion": "Ala",
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          "name": "Gods",
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          "english": "Islam teaches that Allah will judge each person according to their deeds and Allah will determine whether they will go to paradise or to hellfire.",
          "ref": "2001, anonymous author, Wastaua:",
          "text": "Bilip Islam i tok Ala bai skelim ol samting olgeta wan wan man i bin mekim na Ala bai makim em long i go long paradais o long bikpaia.",
          "translation": "Islam teaches that Allah will judge each person according to their deeds and Allah will determine whether they will go to paradise or to hellfire.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      },
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  ],
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        "Tok Pisin lemmas",
        "Tok Pisin nouns",
        "Tok Pisin palindromes",
        "Tok Pisin terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Tok Pisin terms derived from Arabic",
        "Tok Pisin terms with quotations",
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          "ref": "2001, anonymous author, Wastaua:",
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          "translation": "Islam teaches that Allah will judge each person according to their deeds and Allah will determine whether they will go to paradise or to hellfire.",
          "type": "quotation"
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