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
- 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).
The English is machine-translated.

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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
- الهِلاَلُ the new moon, crescent
- اِسْتَهَلَّ to appear (of the new moon)
- أَهَلَّ to observe the new moon of a month
- مُسْتَهَلُّ the first night of a lunar month
- هَلْ interrogative particle, is / does
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).