माशाल्लाह
Hindi
Alternative forms
- माशा-अल्लाह (māśā-allāh), माशाअल्लाह (māśāallāh), माशा अल्लाह (māśā allāh)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian ماشاءالله (māšā'allah), from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʾa l-lah). Compare Bengali মাশাআল্লাহ্ (maśaallahô).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑː.ʃɑːl.lɑːɦ/, [mäː.ʃäːl̪.l̪äːɦ]
Interjection
माशाल्लाह • (māśāllāh) (Urdu spelling ماشاءَ اللہ)
- mashallah
Further reading
- “माशा-अल्लाह”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “माशाअल्लाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha