алилуя

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • алелу́я (alelúja) — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “praise God!”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐliˈɫujɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ujɐ
  • Syllabification(key): а‧ли‧лу‧я
  • Hyphenation(key): али‧луя

Interjection

алилу́я • (alilúja)

  1. (Christianity) alleluia; hallelujah (an exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God)

Noun

алилу́я • (alilúja) f

  1. (Christianity, music) alleluia; hallelujah (a choral composition incorporating alleluia or hallelujah in its text)

Declension

Declension of алилу́я
singular plural
indefinite алилу́я
alilúja 		алилу́и
alilúi
definite алилу́ята
alilújata 		алилу́ите
alilúite

References

  • “алилуя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
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