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شرطة السياحة والأثار

Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

khier inshallah

English translation:

Rest your (weary) head, God will protect (save) you!/everything will be alright, God willing!

Added to glossary by Ghada Samir
Sep 8, 2008 13:18
15 yrs ago
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Arabic term

khier inshallah

Non-PRO Arabic to English Other Other
this is used to mean something to the effect 'all will be well, God willing' but i am looking for a translation that is commonly used and accepted
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 Rest your (weary) head, God will protect (save) you!/everything will be alright, God willing!
5 +5 Context-dependent term
5 ok, if God wills
Change log

Sep 17, 2008 15:10: Ghada Samir Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): Ghada Samir

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Discussion

Nesrin Sep 11, 2008:
If you accidentally deleted that notification, let me know and I can resend you the password to the question.
Nesrin Sep 11, 2008:
Hi Terri- You can't close the question while logged on as queenofthenile, as the site doesn't recognise that you're the same person. You need to access the question through the notification you received by email when you posted the question.
Ghada Samir Sep 8, 2008:
Ok Terri, but are you able to close the question? Do u see these options in your window?
queenofthenile Sep 8, 2008:
Ok i goofed when i entered the question the first time under terri coz i thought i was logged in already. so i only have one account.
Ghada Samir Sep 8, 2008:
Also, you'll find this option when you log in by "Terry" as u posted this question using this account. Moreover, you should only have one account at Proz. Thank you.
Ghada Samir Sep 8, 2008:
In your window, next to each answer provided, you can choose the best answer you like & give it KUDOZ points. It is easy.Welcome!
queenofthenile Sep 8, 2008:
i am new to this so please bear with me
how do i close the question ?
thanks

Proposed translations

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46 mins
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Rest your (weary) head, God will protect (save) you!/everything will be alright, God willing!

Considering the meaning you provided, I thought of this translation, which is said in circumstances in which one feels worried about something, so the other one assures him that everything will hopefully be ok by God's help & protection by saying:خير إن شاء الله "Kheir in shaa Allah":Rest your (weary) head, God will protect (save) you/ everything will be alright, God willing
Peer comment(s):
agree queenofthenile : thanks much. this works for my context.
22 mins
You are welcome "Terry/queen of the nile":), if you have found your most appropriate answer, then next step would be closing the question.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins

ok, if God wills

alright, if God wills
A response meaning that the person is agreeing to something
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+5
17 mins

Context-dependent term

With no context, there is no way to provide any meaningful translation. Consider, for example, that, in the Persian Gulf, the expression is often used in the sense of "so what?" Here is a scenario: A 12-year-old child complains to her mother that all her friends now have their own iPid minis (implying that it was therefore time for her to have her own). The mother replies, "Khair inshallah!" It is like saying, "Big deal!" It is all about context.
Peer comment(s):
agree Nesrin : Exactly - very context dependent expression. As a question, it could mean "what happened?"
2 mins
Yes. If the question is in the wake of an event, it would men, "I hope nothing really bad has happened." If stated as a follow up question to an ongoing matter, it could mean, "any good news?" If it is a reply to a question, it could mean, "OK, I hope."
agree sktrans
23 mins
agree queenofthenile : i agree with you about this but i added one context in my question. thanks much. how about when it is used in the context of asking a question, trying to solicit approval or rejection to an opinion? so they would just say 'Kheir?' but it is a question
51 mins
If it is stated in the sense of "I hop you agree with that," I would translate it "Fair, I hope?" This would be fairly idiomatic in the target language.
agree Mahmoud Rayyan
57 mins
agree Nadia Ayoub
3 hrs
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