Allahu akbar

Interjection CEFR B2

ˌaləhuː ˈakbɑː

Definitions

God is most great—the Muslim takbir, or liturgical proclamation, used to accept sovereignty of God and as a common form of thanksgiving.

Equivalents

FrançaisAllah akbar Allahou akbar Allahu akbar

DeutschAllahu akbar

PortuguêsAlá akbar allahu akbar

14 more languages

العربيةاللّه أكبر

বাংলাআল্লাহু আকবার

BosanskiAlahu ekber Allahu ekber Алаху екберАллаху екбер

हिन्दीअल्लाहो अकबर

HrvatskiAlahu ekber Allahu ekber Алаху екберАллаху екбер

日本語アッラーフ・アクバル

한국어알라후 아크바르

NederlandsAllahoe akbar God is het grootst

РусскийАллах акбар Алла́х вели́к Аллаху акбар

СрпскиAlahu ekber Allahu ekber Алаху екберАллаху екбер

SvenskaAllah akbar Allahu akbar

TürkçeAllahu ekber Allahuekber Tanrı uludur

ئۇيغۇرچەئاللاھۇ ئەكبەر

اردواللہ اکبر

Examples

“Tokbîr is repeating three times these Words, اللّٰه أكبر Allah Akbar, which is to say ⟳, GOD is Greatest, before the Kelmah abovementioned.”

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

alleluia alley oop allez oop alligator allo allow it

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