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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{der|it|la|allēlūia}}, from {{der|it|hbo|הַלְּלוּיָהּ||Praise [[Jah]]!}}.
From {{der|it|la|allēlūia}}, from {{bor|el|grc|ἀλληλούϊα}}, from {{der|it|hbo|הַלְּלוּיָהּ||Praise [[Jah]]!}}.


===Noun===
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Revision as of 03:10, 13 September 2023

See also: alléluia

English

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Etymology

From Latin allēlūia, from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (Praise Jah!).

Interjection

alleluia

  1. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.

Noun

alleluia (plural alleluias)

  1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.
  2. (music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
  3. The plant wood sorrel.

Translations

Verb

alleluia (third-person singular simple present alleluias, present participle alleluiaing, simple past and past participle alleluiaed)

  1. Alternative spelling of hallelujah

Italian

Etymology

From Latin allēlūia, from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (Praise Jah!).

Noun

alleluia m (invariable)

  1. hallelujah