ان‌شاءالله

See also: إن شاء الله

Persian

Alternative forms

• انشاالله, ایشالله

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔin.ʃɑː.ʔal.ˈlɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪn.ʃɑː.ʔäl.lɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪn.ʃɑː.ʔäl.lɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪn.ʃɑː.lɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔin.ʃɔːäl.lɔ́ː]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔen.ʃɒː.ʔæl.lɒ́ːʰ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔen.ʃɒː.ʔæl.lɒ́ːʰ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ʔen.ʃɒː.lɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔin.ʃɔ.ʔäl.lɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	inšā'allāh
Dari reading?	inšā'allāh
Iranian reading?	enšâ'allâh
Tajik reading?	inšoʾalloh

Interjection

ان‌شاءالله • (enšâ'allâh or enšâllâ)

1. inshallah, if God wills, God willing; hopefully, fingers crossed

   انشالله ۱۲۰ ساله بشی.

   enšâllâ 120 sâle beši.

   Inshallah you'll be 120 years old.

   (a compliment said at a friend's birthday)

Related terms

• ماشاءالله (mâšâ'allâh)