Phrase guide

Allahu akbar

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌaləhuː ˈakbɑː/
  • UK: /əˌlɑːhuː ˈakbɑː/

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intj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar).

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Azerbaijani: Əllahu əkbər — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Bengali: আল্লাহু আকবার (allahu akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Bengali: আল্লাহু আকবর (allahu akbor) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Bulgarian: Аллаху екбер (Allahu ekber) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真主至大 (Zhēnzhǔ zhìdà) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安拉至大 (Ānlā zhìdà) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿拉花瓜 (Ālāhuāguā) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Dargwa: Аллагьу акбар (Allahu akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Dutch: God is het grootst — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Dutch: Allahoe akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Finnish: Allahu akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Finnish: Jumala on suurin — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • French: Allah akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • French: Allahu akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • French: Allahou akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • German: Allahu akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Hebrew: אללה אכבר (allāh akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Hindi: अल्लाहो अकबर (allāho akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Hindi: अल्लाहु अकबर (allāhu akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Hindi: अल्लाहू अकबर (allāhū akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Hindi: अल्लाह अकबर (allāh akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Hindi: तकबीर (takbīr) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Hungarian: Allahu akbár — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Hungarian: Allah akbár — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Indonesian: Allahu Akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Japanese: アッラーフ・アクバル (Arrāfu akubaru) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Kazakh: Аллаһу әкбар (Allahu äkbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Kazakh: Аллаһ әкбар (Allah äkbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Korean: 알라후 아크바르 (Allahu akeubareu) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Macedonian: А́лаху а́кбар (Álahu ákbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Malay: Allahu akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Malay: Allah maha besar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Navajo: Diyin God éí ayóóʼátʼé — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Navajo: NihiTaaʼ ayóóʼátʼéii — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Pashto: الله اکبر (allaho akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Dari: اَللَّٰهُ اَکْبَر (allāhu akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Iranian Persian: اَللَّٰهُ اَکْبَر (allâho akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Polish: Allach akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Polish: Allachu akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Portuguese: allahu akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Portuguese: Alá akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Russian: Алла́х а́кбар (Alláx ákbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Russian: Алла́ху а́кбар (Alláxu ákbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Russian: Алла́х вели́к (Alláx velík) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Алаху екбер — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Аллаху екбер — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Alahu ekber — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Allahu ekber — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Swedish: Allahu akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Swedish: Allah akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Tajik: Оллоҳ акбар (Olloh akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Tatar: Аллаһу әкбәр (Allahu äkbär) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Tatar: Аллаһ әкбәр (Allah äkbär) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Thai: อัลลอหุอักบัร (an-lɔɔ-hù àk-ban) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Thai: อัลลอหฺทรงยิ่งใหญ่ (an-lɔɔ song yîng-yài) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Thai: อัลลอหฺยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุด (an-lɔɔ yîng-yài tîi-sùt) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Thai: อัลลอฮุอักบัร (an-lɔɔ-hú àk-ban) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Turkish: Allahuekber — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Turkish: Tanrı uludur — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Ottoman Turkish: الله اكبر — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Turkmen: Allah akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Urdu: اَلْلٰہُ اَکْبَر (allāhu akbar) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Uyghur: ئاللاھۇ ئەكبەر (allahu ekber) — Muslim takbir (proclamation)
  • Uzbek: Alloh akbar — Muslim takbir (proclamation)