Re: OMLET

DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote:

>>>inshalla
 

>> Nope. You want something more like Hamdullah (thanks be to God) rather
>> than what you wrote which is "If God wishes" or "God willing". Though
>> you could cover everything and say "Mektoub" (It is written).

>The implications of what you wrote is that what happened was inevitable.
>The implication of what I wrote is that he invited this into his life by
>his own wilfull actions.

I don't claim to be a classical Arabic scholar or anything (Most of my Arabic was learnt from listening to North Africans (Maghrebins) speak it. Inchallah is normally used referring to something that may happen in the future - i.e.

"Hope it doesn't rain tomorrow lads"
"Inchallah"

It was a lovely day yesterday lads"
"Hamdullah"

Since you were referring to something which had already happened in the past, I think that your use of Arabic was incorrect. Maybe a native speaker can jump in correct me or you (or indeed, both of us)?

Paul...

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