Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
alleluia
English translation:
Halleluia = Praise Yahweh
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Fuad Yahya
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Latin term
Jennifer Ybarra
alleluia
Latin to English
Art/Literary
Religion
it appears in a song
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | Halleluia = Praise Yahweh |
Fuad Yahya
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| 4 | halleluja / alleluia |
Fernando Muela Sopeña
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Change log
Feb 3, 2006 21:05: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Religion"
Feb 3, 2006 21:05: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
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Halleluia = Praise Yahweh
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the Medieval Latin "alleluia" is derived from the Late Greek "allelouia" which in turn is derived from the Hebrew "halleluia", which is a shortened form of Hallelu Yahweh ("praise Yahweh").
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
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halleluja / alleluia
There is two variant spellings: halleluja and alleluia.
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