Arabic vocabulary
حمدpraise
How to say “praise” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
قالوا بلى يا رسول الله، قال تسبحون، وتحمدون، وتكبرون، خلف كل صلاة ثلاثًا وثلاثين
They said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'You should glorify Allah, praise Him, and declare His greatness after every prayer thirty-three times.'
وَتَحْمَدُونَ — praise Him. This is 'and' plus a present verb 'praise [God] / say al-hamdu li-llah', sound masculine plural — 'and you praise'. The second of the three phrases to be said.
From: Praises That Elevate the Poor →
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