Allah is a contraction of “Al” and “Ilah,” according to Arabic grammatical contracting rules. Al-ilah becomes Allah as surely as it-is becomes it’s. Ilah is the Arabic version of the same word which became Eloh in Hebrew. (In the bible, “Eloh” is given a “royal pluralization” to become, “Elohim,” the word used for God. “Im” is the Hebrew pluralization, hence one cherub among many cherubim, one Hassid among the many Hassidim, one seraph among many seraphim.)
Many pagan gods have been referred to as “Allah,” just as many pagan gods have been referred to as, well, “gods.”
This all comes off as laughably silly sounding to any of the vast numbers of Middle-Eastern Christians who also call the God of Israel, “Allah.”
That’s interesting.
I know Moslem Iranians use the word “Elohim” pronounced as Eh-laa-hee or Eh-laa-heem, with Persian accent. It can be used during the course of an ordinary conversation, simply referring to God, especially when innocence or purity is intended to be conveyed about a person. I take that to be a variation of “Elohim”, pronounced somewhat differently in Persian.