Allahu akbar
UK/ˌaləhuː ˈakbɑː/
Allahu akbar interjection: god is most great—the Muslim takbir, or liturgical proclamation, used to accept sovereignty of God and as a common form of thanksgiving.
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Interjection
- God is most great—the Muslim takbir, or liturgical proclamation, used to accept sovereignty of God and as a common form of thanksgiving.
- Tokbîr is repeating three times these Words, اللّٰه أكبر Allah Akbar, which is to say, GOD is Greatest, before the Kelmah abovementioned.1742, James Fraser, The History of Nadir Shah, London, page 126n
- The official said it was not immediately clear who the attackers were, but said some of them were shouting "Allahu Akbar" - a frequent cry of Chechnya's separatist rebels.2004 June 22, Yuri Bagrov, The Guardian
Allahu akbar meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Allahu akbar in Hindi
- Muslim takbir (proclamation)
- अल्लाहो अकबर allāho akbar, अल्लाहु अकबर allāhu akbar, अल्लाहू अकबर allāhū akbar, अल्लाह अकबर allāh akbar, तकबीर takbīr
Allahu akbar in Marathi
- Allahu akbar
- अल्लाहो अकबर
Allahu akbar in Urdu
- Muslim takbir (proclamation)
- اَلْلٰہُ اَکْبَر allāhu akbar
Allahu akbar in Bengali
- Muslim takbir (proclamation)
- আল্লাহু আকবার allahu akbar, আল্লাহু আকবর allahu akbor
More languagesFewer languages
- Allahu akbar in Gujarati
- અલ્લાહુ અકબર allāhu akabar
- Allahu akbar in Pashto
- الله اکبر allaho akbar
- Allahu akbar in Arabic
- اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر allāhu ʔakbar
- Allahu akbar in Malay
- Allahu akbar, Allah maha besar
- Allahu akbar in Indonesian
- Allahu Akbar
- Allahu akbar in Thai
- อัลลอหุอักบัร an-lɔɔ-hù àk-ban, อัลลอหฺทรงยิ่งใหญ่ an-lɔɔ song yîng-yài, อัลลอหฺยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุด an-lɔɔ yîng-yài tîi-sùt, อัลลอฮุอักบัร an-lɔɔ-hú àk-ban
Forms of Allahu akbar
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Origin of Allahu akbar
Borrowed from Arabic اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar).
Words formed from Allahu akbar
Questions about Allahu akbar
- What does Allahu akbar mean?
- Allahu akbar means god is most great—the Muslim takbir, or liturgical proclamation, used to accept sovereignty of God and as a common form of thanksgiving.
- What is Allahu akbar in Hindi?
- Allahu akbar in Hindi is अल्लाहो अकबर (allāho akbar), अल्लाहु अकबर (allāhu akbar), अल्लाहू अकबर (allāhū akbar). See Allahu akbar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Allahu akbar?
- Allahu akbar is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce Allahu akbar?
- Allahu akbar is pronounced /ˌaləhuː ˈakbɑː/ (UK).
Words near Allahu akbar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Allahu akbar (page history and authors); अल्लाहो अकबर (Marathi) (page history and authors); અલ્લાહુ અકબર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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