Allahumma (اللَّهُمَّ) is an alternative appellation of Allah, the Islamic and Arabic term for God. Non-Muslim scholars have speculated that this term is derived from the divine name Elohim, used in the Hebrew Bible. "Allahumma" is not used alone as a name, but is used to say "Oh Allah...". It is a more grammatically correct way of saying "Ya Allah". The latter is more correctly pronounced "yallah" since the alif in "Allah" is a wasla (that is, elided).