جزاک اللہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاكَ ٱللَّٰهُ‎ (jazāka llāhu).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.zɑːk.‿əlː.ɑ(ː)/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /d̪zɑːk.‿əlː.ɑ(ː)/

Interjection

جَزاک اللہ‎ • (jazāk allāh) (Hindi spelling जज़ाक अल्लाह)

  1. (slightly formal) thank you
    Synonyms: شکریہ‎ (śukriya), مہربانی‎ (meharbāni)
  2. (literally, formal) may God reward you

References
  • “جزاک اللہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جزاک+اللہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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