Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alhamdulillah

/alˌhamduːlɪˈlɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: al-ham-dulil-lah
IPA: /alˌhamduːlɪˈlɑː/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Praise be to God; thank God.

intj

thank God (Said by someone who has just sneezed.)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu li-llāhi, literally “praise [be] to God”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ح م د, اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /alˌhamduːlɪˈlɑː/

Inflected Forms

alhamdullilah (alternative, misspelling)

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da pa na nah ha-ha fa ar

Questions

How do you pronounce alhamdulillah?: The recorded pronunciation is /alˌhamduːlɪˈlɑː/.
What does alhamdulillah mean?: Praise be to God; thank God.
Where does alhamdulillah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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