inshallah

/ (ɪnˈʃælə) /

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Islam if Allah wills it

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Word Origin for inshallah

C19: from Arabic

Words nearby inshallah

insessorial, inset, inset initial, in seventh heaven, inseverable, inshallah, in shape, insheathe, inshore, in short, in short order

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Example sentences from the Web for inshallah

The point of libertarianism is to limit (or, Inshallah, diminish) the size, power, and expense of government.
Up To A Point: My Problem With People Who Agree With Me|P. J. O’Rourke|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We will meet in a few days in Tripoli around the Rixos Hotel, Inshallah (god willing),” he said.
Cash for Killing Gaddafi|Igor Kossov|August 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I have only now to get a little money in my pocket, and then inshallah (as the Turks say), I'll have my picture out of you.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851|Various
Quick, quick, if you prize your life utter not a word, and Inshallah I will save you.
Told in the Coffee House|Cyrus Adler

My head is not so beautiful as that of Rachel's daughter, but it is as useful to me; and, Inshallah, I mean to keep it.
The Arab's Pledge|Edward L. Mitford
Radi congratulates us upon this, as he says now we shall get to Jobba, inshallah!
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2]|Anne Blunt
I perform all my cures with them, accompanied by the words Inshallah and Mashallah!'
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan|James Morier

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