astaghfirullah
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, literally “I ask forgiveness from Allah”).
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astaghfirullah
- (MLE, slang) An expression of disbelief, disapproval, surprise, shock, etc.
- Astaghfirullah! Look at the state of your room.
- (Islam, literally) In the literal sense, "I seek forgiveness from Allah"; a short prayer of redemption; God forgive me.
- (Islam) An expression of guilt or shame.
- I should not have done that, astaghfirullah.
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- In sense 1, roughly equivalent to Jesus Christ, although lacking any blasphemous connotation.
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Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha) ("I seek forgiveness from God").
Interjection edit
astaghfirullah