حزب الله

See also: حزب‌الله

Arabic

Etymology

Literally: “the party of God”, after Quran 5:56: فَإنَّ حِزْبَ اللهِ هُمُ الْغالِبُون (faʔinna ḥizba llāhi humu l-ḡālibūn, the party of God [i.e. those who side with God] are victorious). Shiites interpret this verse as referring to the Twelve Imams and those who support them.

Proper noun

حِزْب اللّٰه (ḥizb allāh) m

  1. Hezbollah

Declension

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حِزْبُ ٱللّٰه (ḥizbu llāh, party of God).

Proper noun

حزب الله (hezbollâh)

  1. Alternative form of حزب‌الله
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