ان‌شاءالله

See also: إن شاء الله

Persian

Alternative forms

  • انشاالله, ایشالله

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪn.ʃɑː.ʔäl.lɑ́ːʱ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪn.ʃɑː.lɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔin.ʃɔːäl.lɔ́ː]
 
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔen.ʃɒː.ʔæl.lɒ́ːʰ]
    • (Tehrani) IPA(key): [ʔen.ʃɒː.lɒ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? inšā'allāh
Dari reading? inšā'allāh
Iranian reading? enšâ'allâh
Tajik reading? inšo'alloh

Interjection

ان‌شاءالله • (enšâ'allâh or enšâllâ)

  1. inshallah, if God wills, God willing; hopefully, fingers crossed
    انشالله ۱۲۰ ساله بشی.
    enšâllâ 120 sâle beši.
    Inshallah you'll be 120 years old.
    (a compliment said at a friend's birthday)
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