Allahumma
Allāhumma is a term of address for Allah, the Islamic and Arabic term for one God. It is translated as "O Allāh" and is seen as the equivalent of "Yā Allāh". Some grammarians argue that it is an abbreviation of يا الله أمّنا بخير ; others have argued without explanation that the suffix ـ مَّ takes the place of yā. Muslim scholar Ibn ʿĀshūr, in his explanation of Sūrat ʾĀl ʿImrān, suggests that the word Allāhumma is of Hebrew or of Qaḥṭāni derivation. Scholars have speculated that this term is derived from the divine name Elohim, used in the Hebrew Bible.
