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inshallah

inshallah

2 9.9
To say it when you hope for something or feel unsure about the future
  • interjection
  • /ɪnˈʃɑːlɑː/
: inshallah
  • -See you soon, inshallah.

I'm just kind of staying away from death, inshallah.

Examples

  • We will meet for dinner tomorrow, inshallah.

  • Maybe, inshallah, later this afternoon if that wouldn't make you uncomfortable.

    Body of Lies (2008)

  • Only a few days to go, inshallah.

    Blog text (7)

  • I'll make it up to you, inshallah.

    Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

  • There's a beautiful story about this, actually, and I'll find it, inshallah, and post it.

    Blog text (26)

  • - Yes, inshallah.

    Hideous Kinky (1999)

  • I don't mind being forced to go along for the ride if he'd just do what has to be done over there, and please, inshallah, in my lifetime.

    Blog text (28)

  • We are off down the Nile on a felucca (sailing boat) tomorrow for four days, inshallah.

    Blog text (22)

  • I will finish my project by the end of the week, inshallah.

  • He hopes to travel to Europe next year, inshallah.

Synonyms

hopefully
vsinshallah
∞ 2.7

Said when you want something to happen

invokes hope conditional on God's will and signals uncertainty

Surface Forms

inshallah main

Etymology

Inshallah comes from the Arabic phrase in shā' Allāh, where in means 'if', shā' means 'wills', and Allāh means 'God'. So as a short reply, inshallah means 'God willing' and shows hope or uncertainty about the future.