جزاک اللہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاكَ ٱللَّٰهُ (jazāka llāhu).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.zɑːk əl.lɑː/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
  • (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, 2025.
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