Meaning of mashallah | Babel Free

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A male given name from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah, “God willed it”).

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“At this early stage of the narrative, this manner of describing Mashallah's state of mind foreshadows a more radical loss of self, i.e., a journey that transforms him from an ordinary and insignificant bank guard to a visitor to the court of Harun...”

“Mashallah, the cook, housekeeper and moral guardian of the family, had a different relationship with each of us. For Achim he felt deep respect, with some distance; he was jealous of Marianne, fearing for his sovereignty in the domestic sphere;...”

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