ojalá

Signification (English)

Adv

1. hopefully (I hope that)
2. if only

Intj

1. I hope so; let's hope so
2. God willing
3. I hope (that); let's hope (that) (followed by present subjunctive)
4. God grant (that) (followed by present subjunctive)
5. I wish (when used to refer to past events)

Concepts

pourvu que

si seulement

j'aurais aimé que

j’espère que

je l’espère

espérer

plaise à dieu

Synonyms

si

si tan siquiera

si tan solo

espero que

tal vez

quizá

a condición de que

por si acaso

noche

🌃

malhaya

pero

posiblemente

que

sea

esperamos que

amalaya

amalaya

Coupé comme

o‧ja‧lá

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/oxaˈla/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from Old Spanish: oxalá

Cognate with arabe: إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish oxalá, from Arabic وَشَاءَ ٱلله (wašāʔa llāh, “and may God will it”) or لَوْ شَاءَ ٱلله (law šāʔa llāh, “if God wills it”). Compare Arabic إنْ شَاءَ الله (ʔin šāʔa llāh).