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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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  • Алла́х а́кбар: IPA(key): [ɐˈɫax ˈaɡbər]
  • Алла́х акба́р: IPA(key): [ɐˈɫax ɐɡˈbar]
  • (emphatic) Алла́х а́кбар: IPA(key): [ɐˈɫːax ˈaɡbər]
  • (emphatic) Алла́х акба́р: IPA(key): [ɐˈɫːax ɐɡˈbar]

Interjection

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Алла́х а́кбар or Алла́х акба́р (Alláx ákbar or Alláx akbár)

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