جزاک اللہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاكَ ٱللَّٰهُ (jazāka llāhu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.zɑːk əl.lɑː/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /d̪zɑːk.‿əllɑ(ː)/

Interjection

جَزاک اَللٰہ • (jazāk allāh) (Hindi spelling जज़ाक अललाह)

1. (slightly formal) thank you

   Synonyms: شکریہ (śukriya), مہربانی (meharbāni)

2. (literally, formal) may God reward you

References

• “جزاک اللہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جزاک+اللہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.