جزاك الله

Arabic

Arabic phrasebook

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Etymology

Ellipsis of جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا (jazāka l-lahu ḵayran).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (to a male person) /d͡ʒa.zaː.ka‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu/, (to a female person) /d͡ʒa.zaː.ki‿l.laː.hu/

Interjection

جَزَاكَ ٱللّٰهُ or جَزَاكِ ٱللّٰهُ • (jazāka llāhu or jazāki llāhu)

1. thank you

   Synonym: شُكْرًا (šukran)

Descendants

• → English: jazakallah
• → Urdu: جزاک اللہ
• → Tamil: ஜசாக்கல்லாஹ் (jacākkallāh)