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inshallah en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɪn.ʃɑˈlɑ/ (Canada)
• /ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh, literally “if God has willed [it]”).

Meanings

1. Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.
   • Hell yeah, from the river to the sea, Palestine must be, will be – inshallah – it will be free! 28 June 2025, Bob Vylan, 2025 Glastonbury performance
   • We will sign the contract tomorrow, inshallah.
2. (colloquial, sarcastic) Expressing a skeptical affirmative, to indicate the unlikeliness of events, as if they need a divine intervention to come about.
   • Donald Trump: And you'll get it to see it [i.e. his taxes]. 29 September 2020, Joe Biden, US presidential debate

Forms

Relateds

inshallahball

Synonyms

Deo volente · yeah, right · hopefully · God willing

Translations (81)

id insya Allah (Islam: if God has willed it) · fa-ira ایشَاللّٰه (Islam: if God has willed it) · sh inšalah (Islam: if God has willed it) · az inşallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · ur اِن شاء اَللّٰہ (Islam: if God has willed it) · pt se Deus quiser (Islam: if God has willed it) · ko 인샬라 (Islam: if God has willed it) · uz insholloh (Islam: if God has willed it) · ms insya-Allah (Islam: if God has willed it) · pl jak Allah pozwoli (Islam: if God has willed it) · hi इंशाअल्लाह (Islam: if God has willed it) · tt иншалла (Islam: if God has willed it) · fi jos Luoja suo (Islam: if God has willed it) · de Inschallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · kab mayghva rebbi (Islam: if God has willed it) · ar إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰه (Islam: if God has willed it) · gu ઇન્શાઅલ્લાહ (Islam: if God has willed it) · ba иншалла (Islam: if God has willed it) · sv om Gud så vill (Islam: if God has willed it) · ja インシャッラーフ (Islam: if God has willed it) · hi इंशाल्लाह (Islam: if God has willed it) · lad ishalla (Islam: if God has willed it) · es ojalá (Islam: if God has willed it) · ru иншалла́х (Islam: if God has willed it) · he אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם (Islam: if God has willed it) · ur اِنْشاءَاَللّٰہ (Islam: if God has willed it) · ja インシャラー (Islam: if God has willed it) · sh ako Bog da (Islam: if God has willed it) · bn ইনশাআল্লাহ্ (Islam: if God has willed it) · cmn 印沙安拉 (Islam: if God has willed it) · rhg incá Allah (Islam: if God has willed it) · kmr inşela (Islam: if God has willed it) · es si Dios quiere (Islam: if God has willed it) · hy ինշալլա (Islam: if God has willed it) · nl inshallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · sh ако Бог да (Islam: if God has willed it) · sv förhoppningsvis (Islam: if God has willed it) · is ef Guð lofar (Islam: if God has willed it) · ckb ئیشاڵا (Islam: if God has willed it) · sh inšallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · la Deo volente (Islam: if God has willed it) · sv insha'Allah (Islam: if God has willed it) · ru иншаалла́х (Islam: if God has willed it) · tk inşallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · it se Dio vuole (Islam: if God has willed it) · ka ინშალლაჰ (Islam: if God has willed it) · fi insha Allah (Islam: if God has willed it) · ca si déu vol (Islam: if God has willed it) · dng йиншанлахў (Islam: if God has willed it) · pt oxalá (Islam: if God has willed it) · fr Dieu veuille (Islam: if God has willed it) · br inch'Allah (Islam: if God has willed it) · sv om Gud vill (Islam: if God has willed it) · fa-ira اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه (Islam: if God has willed it) · sv inshallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · tg иншоаллоҳ (Islam: if God has willed it) · tr inşallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · he אינשאללה (Islam: if God has willed it) · ky иншалла (Islam: if God has willed it) · da inshallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · ja インシャーアッラー (Islam: if God has willed it) · fr si Dieu veut (Islam: if God has willed it) · de so Gott will (Islam: if God has willed it) · hu insallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · wo inchaalaaxu (Islam: if God has willed it) · ps انشاالله (Islam: if God has willed it) · ca inxal·là (Islam: if God has willed it) · sh иншалах (Islam: if God has willed it) · sw Mungu akipenda (Islam: if God has willed it) · tg иншоллоҳ (Islam: if God has willed it) · ug ئىنشائاللا (Islam: if God has willed it) · sh иншаллах (Islam: if God has willed it) · fr Inch'Allah (Islam: if God has willed it) · sq inshálla (Islam: if God has willed it) · nl insjallah (Islam: if God has willed it) · it a Dio piacendo (Islam: if God has willed it) · fr si Dieu le veut (Islam: if God has willed it) · hi इन्शाअल्लाह (Islam: if God has willed it) · sq ishálla (Islam: if God has willed it) · es inshalá (Islam: if God has willed it) · kk иншалла (Islam: if God has willed it)