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mashallah.

Expressing the speaker's gratitude for a blessing or their recognition of divine intervention in its occurrence. God willed it.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/mɑːˈʃælə/Received-Pronunciation/mɑːˈʃɑːlɑː/Received-Pronunciation/mɑˈʃælə/General-American/mɑˈʃɑlɑ/General-American
  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!

Where this word comes from

From Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰه (mā šāʔa llāh).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.