Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by allah

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: by al-lah
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

An oath to emphasize sincerity or truthfulness, by God

adv

Very, truly, indeed.

intj

An exclamation of surprise or excitement, oh my God! good Lord!

Example Sentences

"The eldest, however, having hent in hand a bannock of bread, exclaimed, “By Allah, verily this cake was baked by a woman in her ailment!”"
"O community of Muhammad! By Allah, if you knew what I knew, you would laugh little and weep much."
"‘Was not the best food to him camel meat and the best drink camel milk[?]’ They said, ‘Yes, by Allah.’"
"“Oh!” said the King, “by Allah! but vengeance is an inspiriting pleasure!”"

Etymology

From Arabic الله (allāh, “the deity, God”). Compare by God.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: الله

Frequently Paired Words

Bismillah inshallah

Synonyms

very wow

Questions

What does by allah mean?: An oath to emphasize sincerity or truthfulness, by God
Where does by allah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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