inshallah
BritishEtymology
Origin of inshallah
C19: from Arabic
Example Sentences
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"Inshallah, Israel is going to help us changing our practices. Because if you want to change practices, you need to have knowledge," ministry official Mokhtar Dahir Ahmed told AFP.
From Barron's
“I’m going to see him again, inshallah! And my mother too! All my family!”
From Literature
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“Inshallah,” said another, meaning God willing, when asked if he believed that Hezbollah would retaliate for the killing.
From BBC
“I’m sure Zara and Zayd will be perfect teenagers when that day comes, eventually, a long time from now, inshallah,” she says.
From Literature
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Before things take an unjust turn in Amjad Al Rasheed’s tense and accomplished directorial debut, “Inshallah a Boy,” a wife and husband lie in bed discussing the timing to conceive a second child.
From New York Times
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