"ojalá" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /oxaˈla/, [o.xaˈla]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish oxalá, from Arabic لَوْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ (law šāʔa allāhu, “and may God will it”). Compare Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|oxalá|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish oxalá, {{inh+|es|osp|oxalá}} Inherited from Old Spanish oxalá, {{der|es|ar|لَوْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ||and may God will it}} Arabic لَوْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ (law šāʔa allāhu, “and may God will it”), {{cog|ar|إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ}} Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu) Head templates: {{es-adv}} ojalá
  1. hopefully (I hope that)
    Sense id: en-ojalá-es-adv-6ywva~jr
  2. if only
    Sense id: en-ojalá-es-adv-FRQlEQTZ

Interjection

IPA: /oxaˈla/, [o.xaˈla]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish oxalá, from Arabic لَوْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ (law šāʔa allāhu, “and may God will it”). Compare Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|oxalá|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish oxalá, {{inh+|es|osp|oxalá}} Inherited from Old Spanish oxalá, {{der|es|ar|لَوْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ||and may God will it}} Arabic لَوْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ (law šāʔa allāhu, “and may God will it”), {{cog|ar|إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ}} Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu) Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} ojalá
  1. I hope so; let's hope so
    Sense id: en-ojalá-es-intj-Mt1jtdk5
  2. God willing
    Sense id: en-ojalá-es-intj-Vwl3iHY~ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 39 13 14 30
  3. I hope (that); let's hope (that) (followed by present subjunctive)
    Sense id: en-ojalá-es-intj-6mbzPvFI
  4. God grant (that) (followed by present subjunctive)
    Sense id: en-ojalá-es-intj-rUplHXoe
  5. I wish (when used to refer to past events)
    Sense id: en-ojalá-es-intj-0h2gOGyV

Download JSON data for ojalá meaning in Spanish (4.1kB)

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