maşalla
/maʃalla/
mashallah!, well done!, bravo!, how wonderful! — Expresses admiration, approval or wonder, and is often said to keep the evil eye away from the person or thing praised, as in maşalla köz tiymesin "well done, may no evil eye touch you". Literally "what God has willed".
- maşalla, köz tiymesin! — mashallah, may no evil eye touch you!
- maşalla jigit jaşha! — well done, brave young man!
- maşalla, qallay ariw kündü! — mashallah, what a beautiful day it is!
- maşalla, qalay ariw jırlaysa! — bravo, how beautifully you sing!
Expressions
- tüw maşalla — ward off evil eye; expression of delight