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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar), from nominative form of اَللّٰه (allāh, God) أَكْبَر (ʔakbar), elative form of كَبِير (kabīr, great).

Pronunciation

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  • Алла́ху а́кбар: IPA(key): [ɐˈɫaxʊ ˈaɡbər]
  • Алла́ху акба́р: IPA(key): [ɐˈɫaxʊ ɐɡˈbar]
  • (emphatic) Алла́ху а́кбар: IPA(key): [ɐˈɫːaxʊ ˈaɡbər]
  • (emphatic) Алла́ху акба́р: IPA(key): [ɐˈɫːaxʊ ɐɡˈbar]

Interjection

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Алла́ху а́кбар or Алла́ху акба́р (Alláxu ákbar or Alláxu akbár)

  1. (Islam) Allahu akbar, Allah akbar (Muslim takbir - proclamation)