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mashallah

/mɑˈʃælə/

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What does mashallah mean?

interjection

  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!
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proper noun

  1. A male given name from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah, “God willed it”).

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IPA pronunciation

/mɑˈʃælə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/mɑˈʃɑlɑ/
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"Mashallah, effendi. I would, but for everyone I turned out, two others would come in-the sons of burnt fathers."
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136