Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inshallah

/ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
in-shal-lah
IPA
/ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.

intj

Expressing a skeptical affirmative, to indicate the unlikeliness of events, as if they need a divine intervention to come about.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh, literally “if God has willed [it]”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

insha'Allah (alternative) in sha Allah (alternative) InsyaAllah (alternative, Malaysia)

Frequently Paired Words

inshallahball

Synonyms

God willing Deo volente hopefully yeah, right

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da pa na nah ha-ha fa ar

Questions

How do you pronounce inshallah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/.
What does inshallah mean?
Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.
Where does inshallah come from?
Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh, literally “if God has willed [it]”).

How to pronounce inshallah

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “inshallah”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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