Royal cypher Royal cypher In modern heraldry, a royal cypher is a monogram-like device of a country's reigning sovereign, typically consisting of the initials of the monarch's name and title, sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. Where such a cypher is used by an emperor or empress, it is called an "imperial cypher". In the system used by various Commonwealth realms, the title is abbreviated as "R" for "rex" or "regina" (Latin for "king" and "queen"). Previously, "I" stood for "imperator" or "imperatrix" (Latin words for "emperor" and "empress") of India. The cypher is displayed on some government buildings, impressed
Allah as a lunar deity to Arab Christians who use the name 'Allah' for God." The word "Allah" predates Islam. As Arthur Jeffrey states: SOAS Professor Alfred Guillaume notes that the term "al-ilah" (the god) ultimately derives from the Semitic root used as a generic term for divinity. Guillaume notes that some scholars have argued that the epithet "the god" was first used as a title of a moon god, but this is purely "antiquarian" in the same sense as the origins of the English word "god": The word "Allah" was used by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews in Arabia before the lifetime of Muhammad and