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هَلَّلَ glorify in Arabic

هَلَّلَ is how you say “glorify” in Arabic.

Root ه ل ل h-l-l. verb (form II). hallala.

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Meaning of glorify in Arabic

  1. to glorify, praise (esp. God)

Example sentence

يهللون الله ويسبحونه ويقدسونه ويحمدون الله

They declare Allah's oneness, glorify Him, sanctify Him, and praise Allah.

يُهَلِّلُونَ They declare the oneness of Allah

Present-tense verb 'say "there is no god but God"', 'they' form (the '-una' = they).

From Angels at al-Aqsa

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How it is used

This form II verb carries the general sense 'to glorify'; most other members of its root instead concern the new moon and the start of a lunar month, as in الهلال (the crescent) and مستهلّ الشهر (the month's first night).

Words from the same root

Common questions

How do you say "glorify" in Arabic?
Glorify is هَلَّلَ (hallala), a form II verb from the root ه ل ل.
What does the root ه ل ل mean?
It centers on the new moon becoming visible, as seen in الهلال (the crescent) and مستهلّ الشهر (the first night of the month).

Related words

Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).