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English
Interjection
halleluja
- Alternative spelling of hallelujah
Noun
halleluja (plural hallelujas)
- Alternative spelling of hallelujah
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alleluia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦɑ.leːˈly.jaː/, /ˌɦaː-/, /-lu.jaː/
- Hyphenation: hal‧le‧lu‧ja
Interjection
halleluja
- hallelujah
Noun
halleluja n (plural halleluja's, diminutive hallelujaatje n)
- hallelujah
Descendants
Finnish
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑlːelujɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ujɑ
- Syllabification(key): hal‧le‧lu‧ja
Interjection
halleluja
- hallelujah
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Interjection
halleluja
- hallelujah
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).
Interjection
halleluja
- hallelujah
Noun
halleluja n (definite singular hallelujaet, indefinite plural halleluja or hallelujaer, definite plural hallelujaa or hallelujaene)
- hallelujah
Derived terms
See also
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).
Interjection
halleluja
- hallelujah
Noun
halleluja n (definite singular hallelujaet, indefinite plural halleluja, definite plural hallelujaa)
- hallelujah
Derived terms
See also
References
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish alleluya.
Interjection
halleluja
- hallelujah