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Arabic Phrases in Bosnian?

In the English-speaking world, Muslims often use Arabic phrases in English conversation like 'In šā' Allāh' (God-willing) & 'Mā šā' Allāh' (it is as God has willed) & 'Jazāk Allāh xayr' (may God reward you well ≈ thank you). I'm pretty sure that the same happens in Urdu. Do Bosnian Muslims use these phrases when speaking Bosnian? If so, do they seem casual, or do they come off as being particularly religiously marked?

Posted Jan 7, 2022, 6:09 PM UTC

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bosniakfox•

Yes we use Arabic phrases in our language and Turkish also. It's common and there are so many words i even forget sometimes that they are Arabic/Turkish.

They seem casual, since I'm not a practicing Muslim but i always say "mašalah, inšalah, elhamdulilah, tobejrabi etc"

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candide80•

Estagfirullah, subhanallah etc.

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