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Robert, She Wore Red Trainers: A Muslim Love Story, Kube Publishing Ltd", "text": "'Mashallah, fine set of boys you've got here, sir,' he smiled, shaking us all by the hand, and giving Jamal a mock punch on the shoulder. 'Y'all new to the masjid?' ' Yes, we are,' Dad answered him. 'It's our first time here as a family.'", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "Expressing the speaker's wish for a fortune to be maintained, especially against the evil eye; used in congratulation." ], "id": "en-mashallah-en-intj-Yqeib8Zc", "links": [ [ "fortune", "fortune#English" ], [ "evil eye", "evil eye#English" ], [ "congratulation", "congratulation#English" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Islam) Expressing the speaker's wish for a fortune to be maintained, especially against the evil eye; used in congratulation." ], "topics": [ "Islam", "lifestyle", "religion" ] }, { "glosses": [ "An indication of excitement, surprise or astonishment. Wow!" ], "id": "en-mashallah-en-intj-4-JpwZXi", "links": [ [ "excitement", "excitement#English" ], [ "surprise", "surprise#English" ], [ "astonishment", "astonishment#English" ], [ "Wow", "wow" ] ] } ], "word": "mashallah" }
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