Inshallah

//ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə// intj, slang

intj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.

    "We will sign the contract tomorrow, inshallah."

  2. 2
    Expressing a skeptical affirmative, to indicate the unlikeliness of events, as if they need a divine intervention to come about. colloquial, sarcastic

    "Donald Trump: And you'll get it to see it [i.e. his taxes]."

Example

More examples

"We will sign the contract tomorrow, inshallah."

Etymology

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

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