English term
wish to God
Someone expressing his regret about things he has divulged. How we can say it without omitting God here?
Thanks in advance,
Mar 8, 2021 21:10: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (write-in)" from "wish to God" to "(none)"
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Morocco
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https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/i-swear-hope-wish-pra...
I swear/hope/wish/pray to God
spoken used to emphasize that you promise, hope etc that something is true
I hope to God nothing goes wrong.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-god
You can use God in expressions such as I hope to God, or I wish to God, or I swear to God, in order to emphasize what you are saying.
[emphasis]
I hope to God they are paying you well.
I wish to God I hadn't met you.
In Arabic we can say
ليتني لم أنبس بكلمة
أو
ليتني حبست لساني
أو
تمنيت صادقا لو لم أتفوه بشيء
ِAnd since you want to keep god
تمنيت من الله لو لم أقل شيئا
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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الهي يقطع لساني
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Fuad Yahya
: This is perfectly apropos in this specific context because the wish happens to be an expression of regret for having spoken. It really hits the spot. For other situations in which "I wish to God" is used, one would need a more general expression.
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يا الهي ليتني لم اقل شيء
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Fuad Yahya
: The subordinate clause is grammatically incorrect, but the translation of the phrase in question conveys the intended sense: يا إلهي ليتني، ليتني والله، تمنيت ورب العزة، تمنيت والله الشاهد، الخ
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Thanks for your valuable confirmation and explanation.
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تمنيت لو ألهمني الله أن أحفظ لساني
Syria
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