ojalá

See also: Ojala

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish oxalá, from Arabic وشاء اللّٰه‎ (wa-šā’ allāh) ("and may God will it"). Compare Portuguese oxalá, Maltese jalla. From a different but related Arabic expression comes English inshallah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oxaˈla/
  • Rhymes: -a

Adverb

ojalá

  1. hopefully (I hope that)

Interjection

ojalá

  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)
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