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takbir

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɑkˈbɪə(ɹ)/
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noun

Meaning 1

A proclamation of the greatness of God, Allahu akbar.

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

From Arabic تَكْبِير (takbīr).

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: tekbir — takbir
  • Albanian: teqbir — takbir
  • Arabic: تَكْبِير (takbīr) — takbir
  • Armenian: թաքբիր (tʻakʻbir) — takbir
  • Azerbaijani: təkbir — takbir
  • Bashkir: тәкбир (təkbir) — takbir
  • Bengali: তকবীর (tokbir) — takbir
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大讚辭 /大赞辞 (dàzàncí) — takbir
  • Ngazidja Comorian: takiɓiru — takbir
  • French: takbîr — takbir
  • Georgian: ტაკბირი (ṭaḳbiri) — takbir
  • German: Takbīr — takbir
  • Greek: τακμπίρ (takmpír) — takbir
  • Hebrew: תַּכְּבִּיר (takbír) — takbir
  • Hindi: तकबीर (takbīr) — takbir
  • Indonesian: takbir — takbir
  • Japanese: タクビール (takubīru) — takbir
  • Kazakh: тәкбір (täkbır) — takbir
  • Korean: 타크비르 (takeubireu) — takbir
  • Northern Kurdish: tekbîr — takbir
  • Kyrgyz: такбир (takbir) — takbir
  • Malay: takbir — takbir
  • Pashto: تکبير (takbir) — takbir
  • Dari: تَکْبِیر (takbīr) — takbir
  • Iranian Persian: تَکْبیر (takbir) — takbir
  • Polish: takbir — takbir
  • Russian: такби́р (takbír) — takbir
  • Serbo-Croatian: текбир — takbir
  • Serbo-Croatian: tekbir — takbir
  • Swahili: takbiri — takbir
  • Swahili: takbira — takbir
  • Tajik: такбир (takbir) — takbir
  • Tatar: тәкбир (täkbir) — takbir
  • Turkish: tekbir — takbir
  • Turkmen: takbir — takbir
  • Urdu: تَکْبِیر (takbīr) — takbir
  • Uyghur: تەكبىر (tekbir) — takbir
  • Uzbek: takbir — takbir
  • Vietnamese: đại thán từ — takbir