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^ɔl

Definition: God.

I. Common Semitic basic form *^ɔil-, god. 1a. Azazel, from Hebrew ^căzā^ɔzēl, perhaps corrupt for ^căzaz-^ɔēl, God has been strong (personal name); b. bethel, from Hebrew bêt ^ɔēl, house of God; c. Daniel, from Hebrew dānī^ɔēl, dānīyē^ɔl, my judge (is) God (alternatively, God has judged); d. Ezekiel, from Hebrew yǝḥezqē^ɔl, God has strengthened; e. Gabriel, from Hebrew gabrî^ɔēl, my strong one (is) God (see gpr); f. Ishmael, from Hebrew yišmā^cē^ɔl, God has heard (see šm-2); g. Israel, from Hebrew yiśrā^ɔēl, God has striven, God has saved; h. Joel, from Hebrew yô^ɔēl, Yahweh (is) God; i. Michael, from Hebrew mîkā^ɔēl, who (is) like God?; j. Nathanael, from Hebrew nǝtan^ɔēl, God has given (see ntn); k. Raphael, from Hebrew rǝpā^ɔēl, God has healed (rǝpā^ɔ, he has healed; see rp-2); l. Samuel, from Hebrew šǝmû^ɔēl, name of God (alternatively, the name (is) God; see šm-1); m. schlemiel, perhaps from Hebrew personal name šǝlūmî^ɔēl, my well-being (is) God. a–m all from Hebrew ^ɔēl, God; n. Elijah, from Hebrew ^ɔēlîyāhû, my God (is) Yahweh, from ^ɔēlî, my God, from ^ɔēl (see above) + -î, my; o. Elisha, from Hebrew ^ɔĕlîšā^c, God (is) salvation, from ^ɔĕl, shortened form of ^ɔēl, God (see above; -îšā^c, salvation; see wṯ); p. Elizabeth, from Hebrew ^ɔĕlîšeba^c, my God (is) an oath, from ^ɔĕlî, reduced form of ^ɔēlî, my God (see above; -šeba^c, oath; see šb); q. Lazarus, from Hebrew ^ɔel^cāzār, God has helped, from ^ɔel, reduced form of ^ɔēl, God (see above; ^cāzār, he has helped; see ḏr). 2a. Babylon, from Akkadian bāb ili, gate of the god, from ilu, god; b. Babel, from Hebrew bābel, from Akkadian bāb ili, Babylon (see above). 3. Enlil, from Sumerian refashioning of Semitic *^ɔilil, probably «god of gods,» reduplication of *^ɔil-.

II. Central Semitic extended form ^ɔilāh-, god. 1. Elohim, from Hebrew ^ɔĕlōhîm, God, plural (used as singular) of ^ɔĕlōah, god. 2a. Allah, from Arabic allāh, the god, God, from al-, the + ^ɔilāh, god; b. ayatollah, from Arabic ^ɔāyatu llāh, sign of God; c. Bahaullah, from Arabic bahā^ɔu llāh, splendor of God; d. olé, from Spanish, perhaps from Arabic wa-llāh, by God!. b–d all from Arabic llāh, elided form of allāh (see above).