allah
allah — 名詞
1. the word used by Muslims, and also by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews, to re
真主；阿拉
伊斯蘭教對唯一真神的稱呼
the word used by Muslims, and also by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews, to refer to the one supreme God who created and rules the universe.
Five times each day, Yusuf knelt on his prayer mat and offered his prayers to Allah.
尤瑟夫每天五次跪在祈禱毯上，向真主祈禱。
preposition pattern: pray to Allah
Before her exam, Layla whispered, "In the name of Allah," and opened her notebook.
考試前，萊拉輕聲說：「以真主之名」，然後翻開筆記本。
fixed phrase: in the name of Allah
The old imam in Cairo taught the children that Allah is merciful and forgiving.
開羅那位年長的伊瑪目教導孩子們，真主是慈悲且寬恕的。
Allah as singular subject of religious description
Muslims around the world believe that Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad.
世界各地的穆斯林相信，真主將《古蘭經》啟示給先知穆罕默德。
collocation: Allah revealed / believe in Allah
When the storm finally passed, the fishermen on the boat thanked Allah for their safety.
暴風雨終於過去後，船上的漁夫感謝真主保佑他們平安。
collocation: thank Allah / praise Allah
- pray to Allah
- praise Allah
- thank Allah
- in the name of Allah
- Allah willing
- believe in Allah
- the will of Allah
- fear Allah
- God
the general English term; Allah is the specific Arabic name used in Islamic contexts
- the Almighty
respectful title for God shared across faiths; less culturally specific than Allah
文法句型
Allah + verb (singular)
in/by/to + Allah
用法筆記
Always written with a capital A and used without an article (not 'the Allah'). Many Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews also use this word for God, so it is not exclusive to Islam, though it is most strongly associated with Muslim worship.
常見錯誤
Allah willing
idioman expression used by Muslim speakers to mean that something will happen only if God permits it; a translation of the Arabic phrase "inshallah".
如蒙真主允許；願主應允
We will visit my grandmother in Istanbul next summer, Allah willing.