English Explanatory Dictionary

mashallah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Expressing the speaker's gratitude for a blessing or their recognition of divine intervention in its occurrence. God willed it.
  2. Expressing the speaker's wish for a fortune to be maintained, especially against the evil eye; used in congratulation.
  3. An indication of excitement, surprise or astonishment. Wow!
name
  1. A male given name from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah, “God willed it”).

Word forms

mashallah

Etymology

From Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰه (mā šāʔa llāh).

Related words

Allah inshallah what hath God wrought
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