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語源

Borrowed from Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, literally “I ask forgiveness from Allah”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌæs.tæɡ.fɪ.ɹəˈlɑː/
• 韻: -ɑː

間投詞

astaghfirullah

1. (Islam, literally) A short prayer of redemption; I seek forgiveness from Allah; God forgive me.
2. (Islam) An expression of guilt or shame.

   I should not have done that, astaghfirullah.

3. (MLE, slang) An expression of disbelief, disapproval, surprise, shock, etc.

   Astaghfirullah! Look at the state of your room.

使用する際の注意点

• In sense 3, roughly equivalent to Jesus Christ, although lacking any blasphemous connotation.

等位語

• istighfar