معاذالله

See also: معاذ الله

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعَاذَ ٱللّٰهِ (maʕāḏa llāhi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.ʔa.ðal.ˈlɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ʔä.zäl.lɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ʔä.zäl.lɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑːä.zäl.lɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔːä.zäl.lɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.ʔæ.zæl.lɒ́ːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ʔä.zäl.lɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ma'aḏallāh
Dari reading?	ma'azallāh
Iranian reading?	ma'azallâh
Tajik reading?	maʾazalloh

Adverb

معاذالله • (ma'azallâh)

1. (Islam) God forbid