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Arabic:

بسم اللّٰه الرحمن الرحيم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

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Judaism & Christianity:

יהוה

Yod Hey Waw Hey – YHWH

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Greek

Χριστός

ho theos (Greek: Ο Θεός) as God

ho kurios (Greek: Ο Κύριος) as “the Lord”.

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Hinduism

  • Deva/Devata (देव/देवता) is the most commonly used suffix used for male deities in Hinduism. The feminine equivalent is Devi (देवी).

 

  • Bhagavan (भगवान्) the most frequently used name for God in Hinduism. The equivalent term used for female deities is Bhagavati (भगवती).

 

  • Brahman (ब्रह्मन्) is a theological concept espoused in Vedanta philosophy of Hinduism, which is of neuter gender. The word Paramatman (परमात्मन्) popularly pronounced as Paramatma (परमात्मा) is also used synonymously with it. The word is used to denote the Supreme Divinity/Supreme Soul.

 

  • Isvara (ईश्वर) shortened as Isha (ईश) is applied to mean ‘lord’ in both religious and secular context (for example in the GitaArjuna is referred to as Manujeshvara which is a compound of the two words manuja, ‘human’ and Ishvara, thus the word means ‘lord of humans’, i.e. ‘king’). The term Parameshvara (‘Supreme Lord’) is used to refer to one’s Ishta (chosen deity for personal veneration) in general terms. The feminine equivalents are Isvari (ईश्वरी) and Parameshvari (परमेश्वरी) used in case of female deities.