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mashallah

intj · name · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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intj

Meaning 2

Expressing the speaker's wish for a fortune to be maintained, especially against the evil eye; used in congratulation.

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Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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intj

Meaning 3

An indication of excitement, surprise or astonishment. Wow!

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name

Meaning 4

A male given name from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah, “God willed it”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

From Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰه (mā šāʔa llāh).

From Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah).

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah) — God has willed it
  • Armenian: մաշալլա (mašalla) — God has willed it
  • Azerbaijani: maşallah — God has willed it
  • Bengali: মাশাআল্লাহ্ (maśaallah) — God has willed it
  • Finnish: kuten Allah haluaa — God has willed it
  • Finnish: masha Allah — God has willed it
  • French: mashallah — God has willed it
  • German: masch­al­lah — God has willed it
  • Gujarati: માશાઅલ્લાહ (māśāallāh) — God has willed it
  • Hindi: माशाल्लाह (māśāllāh) — God has willed it
  • Hindi: माशाअल्लाह (māśāallāh) — God has willed it
  • Indonesian: masya Allah — God has willed it
  • Japanese: おかげさまで (okagesamade) — God has willed it
  • Kazakh: мәшә Аллаһ (mäşä Allah) — God has willed it
  • Kazakh: машалла (maşalla) — God has willed it
  • Kumyk: машаллагь (maşallah) — God has willed it
  • Northern Kurdish: maşelah — God has willed it
  • Ladino: mashala — God has willed it
  • Macedonian: машала (mašala) — God has willed it
  • Malay: masya Allah — God has willed it
  • Marathi: माशाल्लाह (māśāllāh) — God has willed it
  • Pashto: ماشأالله (māšalláh) — God has willed it
  • Pashto: ماشاء الله (māša' lláh) — God has willed it
  • Persian: ماشاءالله (mâšâ'allah) — God has willed it
  • Russian: машалла́х (mašalláx) — God has willed it
  • Russian: машаалла́х (mašaalláx) — God has willed it
  • Serbo-Croatian: машаллах — God has willed it
  • Serbo-Croatian: машалах — God has willed it
  • Serbo-Croatian: машала — God has willed it
  • Serbo-Croatian: mašallah — God has willed it
  • Serbo-Croatian: mašalah — God has willed it
  • Serbo-Croatian: mašala — God has willed it
  • Tagalog: mashallah — God has willed it
  • Tajik: мошоаллоҳ (mošoalloh) — God has willed it
  • Thai: มาชาอัลลอฮ์ (maa-chaa-an-lɔɔ) — God has willed it
  • Turkish: maşallah — God has willed it
  • Urdu: ماشاءاَللہ (māśā’allāh) — God has willed it
  • Uyghur: ماشائاللا (masha'alla) — God has willed it
  • Uzbek: mosholloh — God has willed it