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by srisa 4725 days ago
"Allahu Akbar" is "Allah is great" not "Oh my God".
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wldlyinaccurate 4724 days ago
Yes, that's a literal translation. We say many similar things in English to express shock: "good God", "my God", "God almighty", etc.
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Terretta 4724 days ago
A particularly colorful example of multiple constructions in a blend of "shock" and "awesome" reactions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRItYDKSqpQ

(Language emphatically not work safe.)

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