ojalá
/oxaˈla/ · A2 · adv
I wish, I hope
🤞 From Arabic law sha Allah = if God wills; oh-ha-LA, a spoken wish
Ojalá entered Spanish from Andalusi Arabic law sha Allah, meaning if God wills. The -alá ending is the same word as Allah. It is usually followed by the subjunctive: ojalá llueva = I hope it rains.