Allahu Akbar
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of Allahu Akbar
from Arabic, literally: God is most great
Example Sentences
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As they started emerging from the terminal, with the Turkish activists at the front, they were greeted by cries of "Allahu Akbar!"
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Videos from Makhachkala airport obtained by Reuters showed the protesters, mostly young men, waving Palestinian flags, breaking down glass doors and running through the airport shouting "Allahu Akbar" or "God is Greatest".
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2023
They were talking in Swahili - the lingua franca in the region - and afterwards began shouting "Allahu Akbar", meaning "God is greatest".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2023
In one video, men, some of them armed, were shown standing near the wreckage taking cellphone photos, some cheering and shouting "Allahu Akbar," or God is great in Arabic.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
He would not say Allahu Akbar because his accent would give him away.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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