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"Allahu Akbar" is "Allah is great" not "Oh my God".
by srisa 13y ago
"Allahu Akbar" is "Allah is great" not "Oh my God".
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- omarali 13y agoexample video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8UxUKoYhs8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8UxUKoYhs8
- wldlyinaccurate 13y agoYes, that's a literal translation. We say many similar things in English to express shock: "good God", "my God", "God almighty", etc.
- Terretta 13y agoA particularly colorful example of multiple constructions in a blend of "shock" and "awesome" reactions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRItYDKSqpQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRItYDKSqpQ (Language emphatically not work safe.)