جزاک اللہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاكَ ٱللَّٰهُ (jazāka llāhu).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.zɑːk.‿ə.lː.ɑː(ɦ)/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /d̪zɑːk.‿əlː.ɑː/
Interjection
جَزاک اللہ • (jazāk allāh) (Hindi spelling जज़ाक अल्लाह)
- (slightly formal) thank you
- Synonyms: شکریہ (śukriya), مہربانی (meharbāni)
- (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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.