ALLAH, the Arabic name used by Muslims of all nationali ties for the one true God, compounded of al, the definite article, and ilah, a god. The same word is f ound in Hebrew and Aramaic as well as in ancient Arabic (Sabaean).
BIBLIOGRAPHY.-Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon, p. 82; J. WellBibliography.-Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon, p. 82; J. Well- hausen, Reste arabischen Heidentums, p. 117 seq. (1897).