On Thu, 07 May 1998 09:25:42 -0400, Phil Dunlap wrote:
>I have sometimes wondered what my devoutly Roman Catholic patients on the
>Mexican border would have thought of the derivation of the commonly used
>term "Ojala que si!" (May Allah will it so!)
Of course! 'Ojala' would've come from 'O khalla', take the 'O' and
you have the route to 'Allah'!
If ever they find out, tell them that it is really one God who has a
very extensive wardrobe ;-)
Ahmad
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