انشاءالله
See also: إن شاء الله
Persian
Alternative forms
- انشاالله, ایشالله
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔin.ʃaː.ʔal.ˈlaːh/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪn.ʃɑː.ʔäl.lɑ́ːʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔen.ʃɒː.ʔæl.lɒ́ːʰ]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [ʔen.ʃɒː.lɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔin.ʃɔ.ʔäl.lɔ́ʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | inšā'allāh |
| Dari reading? | inšā'allāh |
| Iranian reading? | enšâ'allâh |
| Tajik reading? | inšo'alloh |
Interjection
انشاءالله • (in-šā'al-lāh / en-šâ'al-lâh) (Tajik spelling иншоаллоҳ)
- inshallah, if God wills, God willing; hopefully, fingers crossed
- انشالله ۱۲۰ ساله بشی.
- enšâllâ 120 sâle beši.
- Inshallah you'll be 120 years old.
Related terms
- ماشاءالله (māšā'al-lāh / mâšâ'al-lâh)
Uzbek
Alternative forms
- انشالله, انشألله
Interjection
انشاءالله (insho'alloh)
- Afghan Uzbek spelling of insholloh
Further reading
- Aimaq, Dr. Fayzullah (2007), “انشاءالله”, in فرهنگ اوزبیکی به فارسی / دری [farhang-i ōzbēkī ba fārsī / darī, Uzbek-Persian/Dari dictionary] (overall work in Persian), page 172