Phonetic properties of Lafz Al-Jalalah

Abstract EN

This paper documents the phonetic properties of the Arabic word for God, Lafz Al-Jalalah 'Allah'.

Analysis parameters include stationary and dynamic effects pertaining to the sound composition and sound sequencing of the word.

Acoustic analysis reveals that Lafz Al-Jalalah constitutes an unbroken band of acoustic energy, which is auditorily converted into a single prolonged stretch of speech prominence.

Implications of this are discussed in relation to the notion of acoustic salience and perceptibility.