سلام

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سَلَام • (salām)

Maltese: sliem

Avar: салам (salam)

→ Azerbaijani: salam

→ Bashkir: сәләм (sələm)

→ Central Kurdish: سڵاو (siḷaw)

→ Chechen: салам (salam)

→ Chinese:

Dungan: сэляму (seli͡amu)

Mandarin: 色蘭 /色兰 (sèlán), 薩拉姆 /萨拉姆 (sàlāmǔ)

→ Chuvash: салам (salam)

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→ Classical Persian: سلام (salām)
→ Bengali: সেলাম (śelam), সালাম (salam)
→ Gujarati: સલામ (salām)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: सलाम (salām)
Urdu: سلام (salām)
→ Mauritian Creole: salam
→ Kazakh: сәлем (sälem)
→ Kyrgyz: салам (salam)
→ Marathi: सलाम (salām)
→ Mazanderani: سلام (selâm)
→ Nepali: सलाम (salām)
→ Punjabi: ਸਲਾਮ (salām)
→ Pashto: سلام (salām)
→ Sindhi: (salāmu)
Arabic script: سَلامُ
Devanagari script: सलामु
→ Telugu: సలాము (salāmu), సలాం (salāṁ)
→ Turkmen: salam, selam
→ Uyghur: سالام (salam)
→ Uzbek: salom

→ English: salaam

→ Finnish: salaam

→ French: salam

→ Georgian: სალამი (salami)

→ German: Salam

→ Greek: σαλάμ (salám)

→ Hebrew: סלאם (salam)

→ Hungarian: szálem

→ Japanese: サラーム (sarāmu)

→ Korean: 살람 (sallam)

→ Lak: салам (salam)

→ Lezgi: салам (salam)

→ Malagasy: salama

→ Malay: salam

Indonesian: salam

→ Maranao: salam

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→ Middle Armenian: սալամ (salam), սէլամ (sēlam)

→ Northern Kurdish: selam, silav

→ Ossetian: салам (salam)

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→ Ottoman Turkish: سلام (selam), սէլամ (selam) — Armeno-Turkish
Turkish: selam
→ Albanian: selam
→ Cappadocian Greek: σελάμι (selámi)

→ Polish: salam

→ Portuguese: salama

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→ Russian: саля́м (saljám), селя́м (seljám), сала́м (salám), сало́м (salóm)

Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: сѐла̄м

Latin script: sèlām

→ Swahili: salamu, salaam

→ Tatar: сәлам (sälam)

→ Vietnamese: xa-lam

Semantic loan from Aramaic שְׁלָמָא / ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šəlāmā, “wholeness, welfare; peace”, used as a greeting). Cognate with Hebrew שלום (shalóm).


مرحبا

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مَرْحَبًا • (marḥaban)

مَرْحَبًا (canonical)
marḥaban (romanization)

Maltese: merħba

Moroccan Arabic: مرحبا (marḥba)

→ Afar: marcabá

→ Northern Kurdish: merheba

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→ Ottoman Turkish: مرحبا, մէրհապա (merhaba), մէրհապէն (merhaben) — Armeno-Turkish
Turkish: merhaba
→ Bulgarian: мерхаба́ (merhabá), ме́рхаба (mérhaba), мараба́ (marabá)
→ Macedonian: мерхаба (merhaba)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: ме̏рха̄ба
Latin script: mȅrhāba

Turkish: merhaba

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→ Classical Persian: مَرْحَبَا (marhabā), مَرْحَبًا (marhaban)

Tajik: марҳабо (marhabo) (rare, archaic)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: मरहबा (marhabā)

Urdu: مَرْحَبَا (marhabā)

→ Bengali: মরহাবা (môrhaba)

→ Pashto: مرحبا (marḥabā)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਮਰਹਬਾ (marhabā)

Shahmukhi script: مرحبا (marḥabā)

→ Swahili: marahaba

→ Tigrinya: መርሓባ (märḥaba)

→ Zazaki: merheba

Related to the verb رَحِبَ (raḥiba, “to be wide”). (The verb رَحَّبَ (raḥḥaba, “to make welcome, to receive graciously”) is derived from this term.)


لول

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لُول • (lūl)


شكرا

شُكْرًا • (šukran)

شُكْرًا (canonical)
šukran (romanization)

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Adverbial accusative of شُكْر (šukr, “thankfulness”).


آمين

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آمِينَ • (ʔāmīna)

آمِينَ (canonical)
ʔāmīna (romanization)

→ Afar: aamíin

Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew אָמֵןbor.
Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn)bor.?
Classical Syriac ܐܰܡܺܝܢbor.
Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn)bor.?
Aramaic אַמִיןbor.
Arabic آمين
From Classical Syriac ܐܰܡܺܝܢ (ʾāmēn) or Aramaic אַמִין (ʾāmēn), possibly via Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn), from the root ء م ن (ʔ m n).

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ء م ن (ʔ m n)


أهلا وسهلا

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أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا

أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا • (ʔahlan wasahlan)

أَهْلًا وَ سَهْلًا (canonical)
ʔahlan wasahlan (romanization)

→ Finnish: ähläm sähläm

→ Finnish: ählämi

Shortening of longer phrase لَقَدْ صَادَفْتُمْ أَهْلًا وَوَطِئْتُمْ سَهْلًا (laqad ṣādaftum ʔahlan wa-waṭiʔtum sahlan, “You have come across your own people and you have trodden on even ground”).


آلو

آلُو • (ʔālū)


والله

وَٱللّٰهِ • (wal-lāhi)

وَٱللّٰهِ (canonical)
wal-lāhi (romanization)

Egyptian Arabic: والله (wallāhi)

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South Levantine Arabic: والله (waḷḷa, waḷḷāhi)

→ Classical Persian: وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh)

Dari: وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh)

Iranian Persian: وَٱللّٰه (val-lâh)

Tajik: валлоҳ (valloh)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: वल्लाह (vallāh)

Urdu: وَاللّٰہ (vallāh)

→ Albanian: vallahi

→ Danish: wallah

→ Dutch: wollah

→ English: wallah

→ French: wallah

→ German: wallah

→ Hebrew: וַאלְלַהּ (wálla)

→ Ottoman Turkish: والله (vallâhi)

Turkish: vallahi

→ Swedish: wallah

→ Swahili: wallahi

→ Bambara: walayi

From وَـ (wa-, “by (in oaths)”) + الله (allāh, “God”).


إن شاء الله

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إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ

إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ • (ʔin šāʔa llāhu)

إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ (canonical)
ʔin šāʔa llāhu (romanization)

→ Albanian: ishalla

→ Armenian: իշալլահ (išallah)

→ Azerbaijani: inşallah

→ Bashkir: иншалла (inşalla)

→ Bengali: ইনশাআল্লাহ্ (inśaallah)

→ Danish: inshallah

→ English: inshallah

→ French: inch'Allah

→ Georgian: ინშალლაჰ (inšallah)

→ German: inschallah

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→ Japanese: インシャーアッラー (inshāarrā), インシャラー (insharā), インシャッラーフ (insharrāfu)

→ Hebrew: אינשאללה (inshála)

→ Hindi: इंशाल्लाह (iñśāllāh)

→ Hindi: इंशाल्लाह (iñśāllāh)

→ Hungarian: insallah

→ Indonesian: insya Allah

→ Korean: 인샬라 (insyalla)

→ Ladino: ishalla

→ Macedonian: ишала (išala)

→ Malay: insya Allah

→ Mandarin: 印沙安拉 (yìnshā'ānlā)

→ Persian:

اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه

اِنشَاءَ اللّٰه

→ Classical Persian: اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه (in-šā'al-lāh), اِنشَاءَ اللّٰه (in-šā'a l-lāh)

اِنشَاءَ اللّٰه

اِنْشَاللّٰه

اِنْشَااَللّٰه

اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه

Dari: اِنشَاءَ اللّٰه (in-šā'a l-lāh), اِنْشَاللّٰه (inšāllāh), اِنْشَااَللّٰه (inšā'allāh), اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه (in-šā'al-lāh)

اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه

اِنْشَااَللّٰه

Iranian Persian: ایشَاللّٰه (išâllâh), اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه (en-šâ'al-lâh), اِنْشَااَللّٰه (enšâ'allâh)

Tajik: иншоаллоҳ (inšoalloh), иншоллоҳ (inšolloh)

→ Polish: inszallah

→ Russian: иншалла́х (inšalláx), иншалла́ (inšallá), иншаалла́х (inšaalláx), инша’Алла́ (inša’Allá)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: иншаллах

Latin script: inšallah

→ Spanish: ojalá

→ Turkish: inşallah

اِن شاء اَللّٰہ

اِنْشاءَاَللّٰہ

→ Urdu: اِن شاء اَللّٰہ (in śā' allāh), اِنْشاءَاَللّٰہ (inśā'āllāh)

→ Wolof: inchaalaaxu

بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِبِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

مَا شَاءَ اللّٰه

mā šāʔa llāh

سَأَزُورُ أَقَارِبِي فِي مَدِينَةِ الرِّيَاضِ هَذَا الصَّيْفَ، إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ.

saʔazūru ʔaqāribī fī madīnati r-riyāḍi haḏā ṣ-ṣayfa, ʔin šāʔa llāhu.

I will visit my relatives in Riyadh this summer, God willing.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَى فِي ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنْظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَى قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّابِرِينَ

When he was old enough to assist in his endeavour, he said, "My son! I see in dreams that I am sacrificing you. See what you think." He said, "Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If God wishes, you will find me to be patient."

falammā balaḡa maʕahu s-saʕya qāla yā bunayya ʔinnī ʔarā fī l-manāmi ʔannī ʔaḏbaḥuka fanẓur māḏā tarā qāla yā ʔabati fʕal mā tuʔmaru satajidunī ʔin šāʔa llāhu mina ṣ-ṣābirīna

God willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will (literally, “if God has willed [it]”)

it is to be hoped; I hope; we hope so; hopefully


مع السلامة

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مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ

مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ • (maʕa s-salāmati)

مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ (canonical)
maʕa s-salāmati (romanization)

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أبدا

أَبَدًا • (ʔabadan)

أَبَدًا (canonical)
ʔabadan (romanization)

→ Afar: ábadan

→ Fula:

Pular: abadan

Fulfulde: abada

Adverbial accusative of أَبَد (ʔabad, “eternity”).


يعني

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يَعْنِي • (yaʕnī)

يَعْنِي (canonical)
yaʕnī (romanization)

Gulf Arabic: يعني (yaʕni)

North Levantine Arabic: يعني (yaʕni)

South Levantine Arabic: يعني (yaʕni)

→ Armenian: յանի (yani)

→ Azerbaijani: yəni

→ Bashkir: йәғни (yəğni)

→ Classical Persian: یَعْنِی (ya'nī)

Tajik: яъне (ya'ne)

→ Hebrew: יעני (yá'ni)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: यानी (yānī)

Urdu: یَعْنِی (ya'nī)

→ Indonesian: yakni

→ Kalasha: yani

→ Kazakh: яғни (äğni)

→ Malay: yakni

→ Northern Kurdish: yenî, yani

→ Ottoman Turkish: یعنی (yani)

Turkish: yani
→ Swedish: yani

→ Swahili: yaani

→ Tatar: ягъни (yağni), yağni

→ Uyghur: يەنى (yeni)

→ Uzbek: ya'ni

Non-past of عَنَى (ʕanā, “to mean, to concern”). Compare Hebrew יען (ya'en, “because of, since”).

(adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know


آفرین

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آفِرِين • (ʔāfirīn)

آفِرِين (canonical)
ʔāfirīn (romanization)

well done
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ياالله

يَاٱللَّٰه • (yāllāh)

يَاٱللَّٰه (canonical)
yāllāh (romanization)
يَلَّا (alternative)

Gulf Arabic: يلا (yaḷḷa)

Maltese: jalla

Moroccan Arabic: يالله (yallāh)

→ Finnish: jalla

→ Hebrew: יאללה (yála)

→ Norwegian:

Norwegian Bokmål: jalla

→ Swedish: jalla

Compounded from يَا (yā, “O”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”). The colloquial sense derives from supplications of the sort “O God, let this and that happen!”, whence it was generalised to a particle or exclamation expressing a wish, encouragement, or command.

(dialectal, colloquial, Levantine) word accompanying bye-bye, bye


السلام عليكم

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ • (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (canonical)
as-salāmu ʕalaykum (romanization)
سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ (alternative)

Maltese: is-sliem għalikom

→ Afar: assaláamu qaléykum

→ Albanian: selam alejkum

→ Azerbaijani: əs-səlamu əleykum

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әссәләмәғәләйкүм

→ Bashkir: әссәләмәғәләйкүм (əssələməğələyküm)

আসসালামু আলাইকুম

→ Bengali: আসসালামু আলাইকুম (assalamu alaikum)

сала́м але́йкум

→ Bulgarian: сала́м але́йкум (salám aléjkum)

→ Catalan: salam aleikum

سەلامو عەلەیکوم

→ Central Kurdish: سەلامو عەلەیکوم (selamu 'eleykum)

салам алейкум

ассаламу ӏалайкум

→ Chechen: салам алейкум (salam alejkum), ассаламу ӏалайкум (assalamu ˀalajkum)

→ Chinese:

Mandarin: 薩拉姆·阿萊控 /萨拉姆·阿莱控 (sàlāmǔ'āláikòng)

→ Czech: selam alejkum

→ English: salaam alaikum, salam alaikum, salaam alaykum, salam alaykum, as-salaam alaikum, assalamu alaikum, assalamu alaykum, salaamu alaikum

→ Finnish: as-salaam aleikum

→ French: as-salam alaykum

→ Galician: salam aleikum

→ German: salam aleikum

σαλάμ αλέκουμ

→ Greek: σαλάμ αλέκουμ (salám alékoum)

→ Hausa: salamu alaikum

→ Hebrew: סלאם עליכום (salám 'aléikum)

→ Hindi: सलाम अलैकुम (salām alaikum)

→ Hungarian: szálem alejkum

→ Indonesian: assalamu alaikum, assalamualaikum

→ Italian: salamelecco

アッサラーム・アライクム

アッサラーム・アレイクム

→ Japanese: アッサラーム・アライクム (assarāmu araikumu), アッサラーム・アレイクム (assarāmu-areikumu)

ас саламу алейкум

→ Karachay-Balkar: ас саламу алейкум (as salamu aleykum)

ассалаумағалейкум

ассалаумағалейкүм

→ Kazakh: ассалаумағалейкум (assalaumağaleikum), ассалаумағалейкүм (assalaumağaleiküm)

→ Korean: 앗살라무 알라이쿰 (atsallamu allaikum)

салам алейкүм

→ Kyrgyz: салам алейкүм (salam aleyküm)

ссалам алейкум

→ Lak: ссалам алейкум (s:alam aleykum)

салам алейкум

→ Lezgi: салам алейкум (salam alejkum)

→ Malay: assalamualaikum

അസ്സലാമു അലൈക്കും

→ Malayalam: അസ്സലാമു അലൈക്കും (assalāmu alaikkuṁ)

السلام علیکم

→ Pashto: السلام علیکم (as-salam 'alekom), اسلام علیکم (asalam 'alekom)

سَلام عَلِیْکُم

→ Persian: سَلام عَلِیْکُم (salâm 'aleykom)

→ Polish: salam alejkum

→ Portuguese: salamaleque

→ Romanian: al salamalaikum

саля́м але́йкум

→ Russian: саля́м але́йкум (saljám aléjkum), сала́м але́йкум (salám aléjkum), ассала́му ’але́йкум (assalámu ’aléjkum) — proscribed

→ Serbo-Croatian:

селам алејкум

Cyrillic script: селам алејкум

Latin script: selam alejkum

→ Sicilian: salamaliccu

→ Slovak: selam alejkum, salam alejkum

→ Slovene: selam alejkum

→ Swahili: nzala malekum, nsala malekum, nsala malekun

سەڵام عەلێیکوم

→ Southern Kurdish: سەڵام عەلێیکوم (sæɫaːm a'aleykum)

салом алайкум

ассалому алайкум

салому алайкум

саломун алайкум

→ Tajik: салом алайкум (salom alaykum), ассалому алайкум (assalomu alaykum), салому алайкум (salomu alaykum), саломун алайкум (salomun alaykum)

அஸ்ஸலாமு அலைக்கும்

→ Tamil: அஸ்ஸலாமு அலைக்கும் (assalāmu alaikkum)

అస్సలం అలై కుం

→ Telugu: అస్సలం అలై కుం (assalaṁ alai kuṁ)

әссәламү галәйкүм

→ Tatar: әссәламү галәйкүм (ässälamü ğaläyküm)

→ Turkish: selamünaleyküm

→ Turkmen: salamaleýkim

سَلام عَلَیکُم

→ Urdu: سَلام عَلَیکُم (salām 'alaikum)

→ Chagatai:

ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم

ئەسسالام ئەلەيكۇم

Uyghur: ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم (essalamu eleykum), ئەسسالام ئەلەيكۇم (essalam eleykum)

Uzbek: assalomu alaykum

Cognate with Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (shalóm aleikhém).

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שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ — وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ

as-salāmu ʕalaykum — wa-ʕalaykumu s-salāmu

assalamu alaikum
assalamu alaikum#English

peace be upon you; good day; hello; hail, salaam alaikum, assalamu alaikum


وعليكم السلام

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وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ

وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ • (wa-ʿalaykumu s-salāmu)

وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ (canonical)
wa-ʿalaykumu s-salāmu (romanization)

→ Afar: waqaléykumu saláam

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वालेकुम अस्सलाम

→ Hindi: वालेकुम अस्सलाम (vālekum assalām)

уағалейкумассалам

→ Kazakh: уағалейкумассалам (uağaleikumassalam)

→ Turkish: aleykümselam

Ar-وعليكم السلام.oga

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
السلام عليكم#Arabic

And upon you be peace (the reply to the greeting السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)).


تشرفنا

ar-interj

تَشَرَّفْنَا

تَشَرَّفْنَا • (tašarrafnā)

تَشَرَّفْنَا (canonical)
tašarrafnā (romanization)

First person plural past tense of تَشَرَّفَ (tašarrafa, “to be ennobled, honored”): “we are honored”.


عيد ميلاد سعيد

عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد!

عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد! • (ʕīd mīlād saʕīd!)

عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد ! (canonical)
ʕīd mīlād saʕīd! (romanization)


عفوا

عَفْوًا • (ʕafwan)

عَفْوًا (canonical)
ʕafwan (romanization)

Arabic phrasebook
 This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.
Adverbial accusative of عَفْو (ʕafw).

phrasebook

you're welcome, don't mention it, not at all


أليس كذلك

ar-interj

أَلَيْسَ كَذٰلِكَ؟

أَلَيْسَ كَذٰلِكَ؟ • (ʾa-laysa ka-ḏālika?)

أَلَيْسَ كَذٰلِكَ؟ (canonical)
ʾa-laysa ka-ḏālika? (romanization)


صباح الخير

صَبَاح الخَيْر

صَبَاح الخَيْر • (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr)

صَبَاح الخَيْر (canonical)
ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr (romanization)


صباح النور

صَبَاح النُّور

صَبَاح النُّور • (ṣabāḥ an-nūr)

صَبَاح النُّور (canonical)
ṣabāḥ an-nūr (romanization)

صَبَاح الخَيْر
صباح الخير#Arabic

good morning (in answer to صَبَاح الخَيْر (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr))


مساء الخير

مَسَاء الخَيْر

مَسَاء الخَيْر • (masāʔ al-ḵayr)

مَسَاء الخَيْر (canonical)
masāʔ al-ḵayr (romanization)


مساء النور

مَسَاء النُّور

مَسَاء النُّور • (masāʔ an-nūr)

مَسَاء النُّور (canonical)
masāʔ an-nūr (romanization)

مَسَاء الخَيْر
مساء الخير#Arabic

good evening, answer to مَسَاء الخَيْر (masāʔ al-ḵayr)


أهلا

أَهْلًا • (ʔahlan)

أَهْلًا (canonical)
ʔahlan (romanization)

→ Hebrew: אהלן (áhlan)


خلاص

خَلَاص • (ḵalāṣ)

desctree

South Levantine Arabic: خلص (ḵalaṣ)
→ Hebrew: חָלָס (ḥálas)

→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܲܠܲܨ (ḳalaṣ)

→ English: khalass

→ French: khalass


يلا

ar-interj

يَلَّا • (yallā)

يَلَّا (canonical)
yallā (romanization)
ياالله (alternative)

Compounded from يَا (yā, “O”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”).

(dialectal, colloquial, Levantine) bye-bye, bye


انتهى

head

اِنْتَهَى • (intahā)

اِنْتَهَى (canonical)
intahā (romanization)
اه (alternative abbreviation)


بربر

ar-interj

بِرْبِر • (birbir)

بِرْبِر (canonical)
birbir (romanization)

used by shepherds to call their flock together


وعليكم

وَعَلَيْكُمْ

وَعَلَيْكُمْ • (wa-ʕalaykum)

وَعَلَيْكُمْ (canonical)
wa-ʕalaykum (romanization)

وَعَلَيْكُمْ السَّلَامُ
وعليكم السلام#Arabic

alternative form of وَعَلَيْكُمْ السَّلَامُ (wa-ʕalaykum as-salāmu)


بالهناء والشفاء

بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاء

بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاء • (bi-l-hanāʾi wa-š-šifāʾ)

بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاء (canonical)
bi-l-hanāʾi wa-š-šifāʾ (romanization)

desc

بالهنا والشفا

Egyptian Arabic: بالهنا والشفا (bil-hanã wil-shifã)

From the roots ه ن ء (h n ʔ) meaning "to enjoy, to go down easily, to be well-received", and ش ف ي (š f y) meaning "to be healthy, to be wholesome, to restore".

ar-root

ه ن ء (h n ʔ)

ش ف ي (š f y)

bon appétit; "May it be with enjoyment and restoration", "May it go down easily and bring health"


شهية طيبة

ar-interj

شَهِيَّة طَيِّبَة

شَهِيَّة طَيِّبَة • (šahiyya ṭayyiba)

شَهِيَّة طَيِّبَة (canonical)
šahiyya ṭayyiba (romanization)


ههه

هَهَهَ (canonical)
hahaha (romanization)


يا جميل

يَا جَمِيل • (yā gamīl)

يَا جَمِيل (canonical)
yā gamīl (romanization)

From Egyptian Arabic يَا جَمِيل (yā gamīl).

A term of endearment, heavily associated with the Egyptian dialect and thereby mimicked in other dialects.


مرسي

مِرْسِي • (mersī)

مِرْسِي (canonical)
mersī (romanization)
مِيرْسِي (alternative)

(colloquial, dialectal, Egypt, Levantine) thanks


ميرسى

مِرْسِي مرسي#Arabic


حاضر

حَاضِر • (ḥāḍir)

Derived from the active participle of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara, “to be present, to be settled”).


مليح

مَلِيح • (malīḥ)

Compare مَلُحَ (maluḥa, “to be salty, to be handsome”), مِلْح (milḥ, “salt, beauty”). Since salt has been costly and made dishes notably “tasty”, the sense of “beautiful” developed.


ترى

تُرَى • (turā)

Maltese: ta (perhaps)

Related to رَأَى (raʔā, “to see”), from the root ر ء ي (r ʔ y).

ar-root

ر ء ي (r ʔ y)

تُرَى هَل يَرْجِعُ المَاضِي

1935–1959, هَاشِم الرِفَاعِي [hāšim ar-rifāʕī], مَلَكْنَا هٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا قُرُونًا [malaknā hāḏihi d-dunyā qurūnan, This World Has Been Ours for Centuries]:

say..., I wonder... (precedes a yes-or-no question, sometimes follows يَا (yā))


أف

ar-interj

أُفٍّ • (ʔuffin)

Egyptian Arabic: إِفّ (iff)

Gulf Arabic: اُف (uf)

Moroccan Arabic: أف (ʔuff)

desc

→ Ottoman Turkish: اف (ef, if, üf), اوف (öf)

أُفٍّ لَكَ وَلِمَا تَقُولُ.

Ugh! I became fed up with you and what you say.

وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا

And your Lord has decreed that you may worship only Him and has decreed kindness to the parents. If either or both ever become aged, do not say to them "Ugh!" and do not berate them, but rather speak to them nobly.

أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Faugh on you and on whatever you worship in place of Allah! Have you lost your minds?

ʔuffin lakum walimā taʕbudūna min dūni llāhiʔafalā taʕqilūna

denotes repugnance or annoyance; oof, ugh, faugh


اللهم

ar-interj

اَللّٰهُمَّ • (allāhumma)

اَللّٰهُمَّ (canonical)
allāhumma (romanization)

Extended form of الله (allāh). The origin of the ـُمَّ (-umma) is unknown. Theories include a connection with مَا (mā), or a borrowing from Hebrew אלוהים (elohim), where the final -m is a majestic plural ending. The form is first attested in the Quran (3:26, 5:114, 8:32, 10:10, 39:46). Some interpret it to be a fusion of الله أُمَّـ (allāh ʔumma-), shortened from يَا اللهُ أُمَّنَا بِخَيْرٍ (yā allāhu ʔummanā biḵayrin, “O God, lead us in goodness”).

قُلِ ٱللّٰهُمَّ مَالِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي ٱلْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

O God, Lord of all dominion! Thou grantest dominion unto whom Thou willest, and takest away dominion from whom Thou willest and abasest whom Thou willest. In Thy hand is all good. Verily, Thou hast the power to will anything.

quli llāhumma mālika l-mulki tuʔtī l-mulka man tašāʔu wa-tanziʕu l-mulka mimman tašāʔu wa-tuʕizzu man tašāʔu wa-tuḏillu man tašāʔu bi-yadika l-ḵayru ʔinnaka ʕalā kulli šayʔin qadīrun

وَإِذْ قَالُوا ٱللّٰهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ هٰذَا هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ أَوِ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

And, lo, they would say, "O God! If this be indeed the truth from Thee, then rain down upon us stones from the skies, or inflict grievous suffering on us!"

wa-ʔiḏ qālū llāhumma ʔin kāna hāḏā huwa l-ḥaqqa min ʕindika fa-ʔamṭir ʕalaynā ḥijāratan mina s-samāʔi ʔawi ʔtinā bi-ʕaḏābin ʔalīmin

الله الله#Arabic

O God; vocative form of الله (allāh) used in invocations, oaths, etc.


فرصة سعيدة

فُرْصَةٌ سَعِيدَةٌ

فُرْصَةٌ سَعِيدَةٌ • (furṣatun saʕīdatun)

فُرْصَةٌ سَعِيدَةٌ (canonical)
furṣatun saʕīdatun (romanization)


كلا

كَلَّا • (kallā)

كَلَّا ثُمَّ كَلَّا

no and no again, a thousand times no, over my dead body, not on my life

(expressing disagreement, denial, or contradiction) no; no way, absolutely not; never, by no means

expressing disagreement; denial; or contradiction; expressing disagreement; denial; or contradiction

أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
 حَتَّى زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ
 كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
 ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
 كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ
 لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ
 ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ
 ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ

Augmentation distracted you
 till you visited the graves.
 No! You shall know!
 Indeed, you shall know!
 No! If only you knew of the certainty!
 You shall see hell!
 You shall see it with [absolute] certainty!
 Then you shall be asked that day about leisure!

ʔalhākumu t-takāṯuru
 ḥattā zurtumu l-maqābira
 kallā sawfa taʕlamūna
 ṯumma kallā sawfa taʕlamūna
 kallā law taʕlamūna ʕilma l-yaqīni
 latarawunna l-jaḥīma
 ṯumma latarawunnahā ʕayna l-yaqīni
 ṯumma latusʔalunna yawmaʔiḏin ʕani n-naʕīmi

(expressing disapproval or reprimanding) no!

expressing emphasis; expressing disapproval or reprimanding; expressing disapproval or reprimanding


بالتوفيق

بِٱلتَّوْفِيقِ

بِٱلتَّوْفِيقِ • (bi-t-tawfīqi)

بِٱلتَّوْفِيقِ (canonical)
bi-t-tawfīqi (romanization)

From بِ (bi) + الْ (al-) + تَوْفِيقِ (tawfīqi).


إن شاء الرب وعشنا

head

إنْ شاءَ اَلرَّبُّ وَعِشْنَا

إنْ شاءَ اَلرَّبُّ وَعِشْنَا • (ʔin šāʔa r-rabbu waʕišnā)

إنْ شاءَ اَلرَّبُّ وَعِشْنَا (canonical)
ʔin šāʔa r-rabbu waʕišnā (romanization)

Literally: “If the Lord wills it and we’re in life”, based on James 4:15.


السلام عليك

ar-interj

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك • (as-salāmu ʕalayk)

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك (canonical)
as-salāmu ʕalayk (romanization)

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكِ يَا مَرْيَمُ يَا مُمْتَلِئَةً نِعْمَةً

as-salāmu ʕalayki yā maryamu yā mumtaliʔatan niʕmatan

Hail Mary, full of grace (first line of the Hail Mary)

(may) peace (be) upon you (singular); good day; hello; hail


خخخ

خَخَخَ • (ḵaḵaḵa)

خَخَخَ (canonical)
ḵaḵaḵa (romanization)


إلى اللقاء

إِلَى اللِّقَاء

إِلَى اللِّقَاء • (ʔilā l-liqāʔ)

إِلَى اللِّقَاء (canonical)
ʔilā l-liqāʔ (romanization)

Literally, “to the encounter”. Calque of French au revoir.


ليلة سعيدة وأحلام لذيذة

لَيْلَة سَعِيدَة وَأَحْلَام لَذِيذَة!

لَيْلَة سَعِيدَة وَأَحْلَام لَذِيذَة! • (layla saʿīda wa-ʾaḥlām laḏīḏa!)

لَيْلَة سَعِيدَة وَ أَحْلَام لَذِيذَة ! (canonical)
layla saʿīda wa-ʾaḥlām laḏīḏa! (romanization)

/laj.la sa.ʕiː.da wa.ʔaħ.laːm la.ðiː.ða/

Literally “happy night and sweet dreams”.

en-ليلة_سعيدة_وأحلام_لذيذة-ar-intj-tz2Mqync


هيا

هَيَّا • (hayyā)

Maltese: ejja (probably)


سلام عليكم

سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ

سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ • (salāmun ʕalaykum)

سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ (canonical)
salāmun ʕalaykum (romanization)

desc

Turkish: selamün aleyküm, selamünaleyküm

Compare Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (šalṓm ʿaleiḵém), Aramaic ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šəlāmā illoḵon)

cog

שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם

clq

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
السلام عليكم#Arabic

alternative form of اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)

ar:سلام عليكم


تالله

ar-interj

تَٱللّٰهِ • (tal-lāhi)

تَٱللّٰهِ (canonical)
tal-lāhi (romanization)


عفارم

عَفَارِم • (ʕafārim)

عَفَارِم (canonical)
ʕafārim (romanization)


هرهر

هِرْهِر • (hirhir)

هِرْهِر (canonical)
hirhir (romanization)

used by shepherds to call the flock to the water

هَرْهَار

water running copiously and murmuring; lion

هُرْهُور

water running copiously and murmuring; grapes falling to the ground


صه

صَهْ • (ṣah)


سبحان الله

سُبْحَانَ اللّٰه

سُبْحَانَ اللّٰه • (subḥāna llāh)

سُبْحَانَ اللّٰه (canonical)
subḥāna llāh (romanization)

فَلَمَّا جَاءَهَا نُودِيَ أَن بُورِكَ مَن فِي النَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَسُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

But when he came to it, he was called, “Blessed is the one at the fire, and whoever is around it! Glory be to God, the Lord of all worlds.”

fa-lammā jāʔahā nūdiya ʔan būrika man fī n-nāri wa-man ḥawlahā wa-subḥāna llāhi rabbi l-ʕālamīna


أراك لاحقا

أَرَاكَ لَاحِقًا

أَرَاكَ لَاحِقًا • (ʔarāka lāḥiqan)

أَرَاكَ لَاحِقًا (canonical)
ʔarāka lāḥiqan (romanization)

أَرَى (ʔarā) + ـكَ (-ka) + لَاحِقًا (lāḥiqan)


أراك لاحقا

ar-interj

أَرَاكِ لَاحِقًا

أَرَاكِ لَاحِقًا • (ʔarāki lāḥiqan)

أَرَاكِ لَاحِقًا (canonical)
ʔarāki lāḥiqan (romanization)

أَرَى (ʔarā) + ـكِ (-ki) + لَاحِقًا (lāḥiqan)


شكرا جزيلا

ar-interj

شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا

شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا • (šukran jazīlan)

شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا (canonical)
šukran jazīlan (romanization)

Literally, “abundant thankfulness”, or more loosely translated as “many thanks”.

lit

thank you very much, thanks a lot, many thanks


الوداع

ar-interj

الوَدَاع • (al-wadāʕ)

الوَدَاع (canonical)
al-wadāʕ (romanization)

→ Azerbaijani: əlvida

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: अलविदा (alvidā)

Urdu: اَلْوِداع (alvidā')

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: الوداع (elveda)
Turkish: elveda

The definite form of وَدَاع (wadāʕ, noun).


آه

head

آهِ or آهٍ or آهًا • (ʔāhi or ʔāhin or ʔāhan)

آهِ (canonical)
آهٍ (canonical)
آهًا (canonical)
ʔāhi (romanization)
ʔāhin (romanization)
ʔāhan (romanization)

آهِ مِنْ آلَامِ ٱلرَّأْسِ

ah, aw, ooh, ouch (expression of physical or emotional pain)


سلامتك

ar-interj

سَلَامْتَك • (salāmtak)

سَلَامْتِك • (salāmtik)

سَلَامْتَك (canonical)
salāmtak (romanization)
سَلَامْتِك (canonical)
salāmtik (romanization)

اللهُ يُسَلِّمُكَ

you're welcome; may God protect you; get well soon; goodbye (as an answer)


قالون

قَالُون • (qālūn)

قَالُون (canonical)
qālūn (romanization)

From Ancient Greek καλόν (kalón) ("beautiful, lovely, good quality, useful, good, right, moral, virtuous, noble").

أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ ، قَالَ : جَاءَتْ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ تُخَاصِمُ زَوْجَهَا طَلَّقَهَا، فَقَالَتْ : قَدْ حِضْتُ فِي شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَ حِيَضٍ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لِشُرَيْحٍ : اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا، قَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَأَنْتَ هَا هُنَا؟، قَالَ : اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا، فَقَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَأَنْتَ هَا هُنَا؟، قَالَ : اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا، فَقَالَ :" إِنْ جَاءَتْ مِنْ بِطَانَةِ أَهْلِهَا مِمَّنْ يُرْضَى دِينُهُ وَأَمَانَتُهُ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّهَا حَاضَتْ ثَلَاثَ حِيَضٍ، تَطْهُرُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ قُرْءٍ وَتُصَلِّي، جَازَ لَهَا وَإِلَّا فَلَا "، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ :قَالُونُ، وَقَالُونُ بِلِسَانِ الرُّومِ : أَحْسَنْتَ

656-661, عبدالله بن عبدالرحمن الدارمي, سنن الدارمي, →ISBN:

(expresses approval) good job, correct, bravo


بئسما

بِئْسَمَا • (biʔsamā)

بِئْسَمَا (canonical)
biʔsamā (romanization)

how bad, how evil, how unfortunate, how poor


أحيلى

أُحَيْلَى • (ʔuḥaylā)

أُحَيْلَى (canonical)
ʔuḥaylā (romanization)

how sweet, how delicious, how beautiful, how nice, how pleasant


المهم

المُهِمّ (canonical)
al-muhimm (romanization)

لِهَٰذَا ٱشْتَرَيْتُ هَٰذَا ٱلتِّلْفَازَ ٱلْبَارِحَةَ. اَلْمُهِمُّ، ٱلْآنَ يُمْكِنُنَا مُشَاهَدَةُ مُبَارَاةِ ٱلْغَدِ بِجَوْدَةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

lihāḏā štaraytu hāḏā t-tilfāza l-bāriḥata. al-muhimmu, l-ʔāna yumkinunā mušāhadatu mubārāti l-ḡadi bijawdatin ʕāliyatin

That's why I bought this television yesterday. Anyway, we can now watch tomorrow's game in high definition.

(informal) Used to indicate that one returns to the original topic: anyway; long story short


عقبال

عُقْبَال or عِقْبَال or عَقْبَال • (ʕuqbāl or ʕiqbāl or ʕaqbāl)

عُقْبَال (canonical)
عِقْبَال (canonical)
عَقْبَال (canonical)
ʕuqbāl (romanization)
ʕiqbāl (romanization)
ʕaqbāl (romanization)

(colloquial) used in wishes when congratulating: good luck with..., may you..., hoping that...


نعيما

نَعِيمًا • (naʕīman)

نَعِيمًا (canonical)
naʕīman (romanization)

(colloquial) said to the person who has shaved, got a haircut, took a bath, shower etc


وداعا

وَدَاعًا • (wadāʕan)

وَدَاعًا (canonical)
wadāʕan (romanization)

Adverbial accusative of وَدَاع (wadāʕ, “farewell”), from the root و د ع (w d ʕ).

ar-root

و د ع (w d ʕ)


ثم ماذا

head

ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟

ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟ • (ṯumma māḏā?)

ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟ (canonical)
ṯumma māḏā? (romanization)

وَإن كَانَ كَمَا تَقُولُ، ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟

Even if it were as you say, so what? / what difference would that make?


لا بأس

لَا بَأْسَ • (lā baʔsa)

لَا بَأْسَ (canonical)
lā baʔsa (romanization)

هَل يُمْكِنُنِي ٱلتَّدْخِينُ؟ – لَا بَأْسَ.

لَا بَأْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ!

(perhaps regional) Used as a wish for health and well-being.


لا سمح الله

ar-interj

لَا سَمَحَ اللهْ

لَا سَمَحَ اللهْ • (lā samaḥa llāh)

لَا سَمَحَ اللهْ (canonical)
lā samaḥa llāh (romanization)


العفو

الْعَفْو • (al-ʕafw)

الْعَفْو (canonical)
al-ʕafw (romanization)

you're welcome, don't mention it, not at all


ويس

head

وَيْس • (ways)

desctree

→ Azerbaijani: vayıs
→ Armenian: վայիս (vayis)

→ Ottoman Turkish: ویس (veys)

→ Persian: ویس (veys)

a word used to denote compassion, or pity, and admiration of one's beauty


وي

head

وَيْ • (way)

وَيْ لِلسَّمَاءِ وَجَمَالِهَا وَٱتِّسَاعِهَا!

way li-s-samāʔi wa-jamālihā wa-ttisāʕihā!

I am surprised at the sky, its beauty and wideness!

how, wow (expression of positive or negative surprise)


بخ

بَخٍ or بَخِ or بَخْ • (baḵin or baḵi or baḵ)

بَخٍ (canonical)
بَخِ (canonical)
بَخْ (canonical)
baḵin (romanization)
baḵi (romanization)
baḵ (romanization)

ar-root

ب خ خ (b ḵ ḵ)

بَخٍ اِحْتِرَامُكَ لِلْكِبَارِ


جزاك الله

ar-interj

جَزَاكَ ٱللّٰهُ

جَزَاكِ ٱللّٰهُ

جَزَاكَ ٱللّٰهُ or جَزَاكِ ٱللّٰهُ • (jazāka llāhu or jazāki llāhu)

جَزَاكَ ٱللّٰهُ (canonical)
جَزَاكِ ٱللّٰهُ (canonical)
jazāka llāhu (romanization)
jazāki llāhu (romanization)

→ English: jazakallah

desc

→ Urdu: جزاک اللہ

→ Urdu: جزاک اللہ

ஜசாக்கல்லாஹ்

→ Tamil: ஜசாக்கல்லாஹ் (jacākkallāh)

Ellipsis of جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا (jazāka l-lahu ḵayran).

ellipsis

جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا


مهيم

ar-interj

مَهْيَم • (mahyam)

مَهْيَم (canonical)
mahyam (romanization)

Uncertain. Maybe from Old South Arabian. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya suggests it is a blend of ما + هذا + يا + امرؤ.

blend

blend of ما + هذا + يا + امرؤ

قال ﷺ يسأل عبد الرحمن بن عوف لما رآه متطيبا: مهيم يا عبد الرحمن؟ قال تزوجت امرأة من الأنصار.

2004 January 1, Ibn al-Jawzi, كشف المشكل لابن الجوزي على صحيح البخاري, Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah:

The prophet peace be upon him asked Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf when he saw him wearing perfume: How do you do, Abdulrahman? "I married an Ansari woman", he replied.


الله أبهى

ar-interj

اللّٰهُ أبهى

اللّٰهُ أبهى • (allāhu ʔabhā)

اللّٰهُ أبهى (canonical)
allāhu ʔabhā (romanization)

Baháʼí Baháʼí

God is most glorious; used by Baháʼís as a greeting crosslinguistically


نعما

نِعْمَّا • (niʕmmā)

نِعْمَّا (canonical)
niʕmmā (romanization)


حبذا لو

حَبَّذَا لَوْ

حَبَّذَا لَوْ • (ḥabbaḏā law)

حَبَّذَا لَوْ (canonical)
ḥabbaḏā law (romanization)


كلا إن

كَلَّا إِنَّ

كَلَّا إِنَّ • (kallā ʔinna)

كَلَّا إِنَّ (canonical)
kallā ʔinna (romanization)