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 šāʔa l-lah). Compare Bengali মাশাআল্লাহ্ (maśaallah).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.ʃɑːl.lɑːɦ/, [mäː.ʃäːl.läːʱ]

Interjection

माशाल्लाह • (māśāllāh) (Urdu spelling ماشاءَ اللّٰہ)

1. mashallah

Further reading

• “माशा-अल्लाह”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “माशाअल्लाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha