"astaghfirullah" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˌæs.tæɡ.fɪ.ɹəˈlɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, literally “I ask forgiveness from Allah”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|غ ف ر|ء ل ه}}, {{bor+|en|ar|أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ|lit=I ask forgiveness from Allah}} Borrowed from Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, literally “I ask forgiveness from Allah”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} astaghfirullah
  1. (Islam, literally) A short prayer of redemption; I seek forgiveness from Allah; God forgive me. Tags: literally Translations (Translations): أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha) [masculine] (Arabic), əstəğfirullah (Azerbaijani), আস্তাগফিরুল্লাহ (astagphirullah) (Bengali), আস্তাগফিরুল্লাহ্ (astagphirullah) (Bengali), अस्तग़्फ़िरुल्लाहु (astaġfirullāhu) (Hindi), अस्तग़्फ़िरुल्लाह (astaġfirullāh) (Hindi), अस्तग़फ़िरुल्लाह (astaġfirullāh) (Hindi), اَسْتَغْفِرُاللّٰه (astaġfero-l-lâh) (Iranian Persian), アスタグフィルッラー (asutagufirurrā) (Japanese), astaghfirullah (Malay), اَسْتَغْفِرُاللّٰه (astaġfiru-l-lāh) (Persian), ਅਸਤਗ਼ਫ਼ਿਰੁੱਲਾਹ [Gurmukhi] (Punjabi), استغفراللہ [Shahmukhi] (Punjabi), астағфируллоҳ (astaġfirulloh) (Tajik), estağfurullah (Turkish), اَسْتَغْفِرُاللّٰہ (astaġfirullāh) (Urdu), astagʻfirulloh (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-astaghfirullah-en-intj-FAHXUR53 Categories (other): Islam, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 18 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 12 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 54 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 50 22 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 58 15 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 54 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 54 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 55 18 27 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Translations': 57 10 33
  2. (Islam) An expression of guilt or shame.
    Sense id: en-astaghfirullah-en-intj-HIL1zbQs Categories (other): Islam Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  3. (MLE, slang) An expression of disbelief, disapproval, surprise, shock, etc. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
    Sense id: en-astaghfirullah-en-intj-en:MLE Categories (other): Multicultural London English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: istighfar
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        "Shahmukhi"
      ],
      "word": "استغفراللہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "astaġfirulloh",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "астағфируллоҳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "estağfurullah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "astaġfirullāh",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "اَسْتَغْفِرُاللّٰہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "astagʻfirulloh"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "astaghfirullah"
  ],
  "word": "astaghfirullah"
}

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