absolutely in Arabic: مطلقا (muṭlaqan) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

بِالتَّأْكِيدِ bi-t-taʾkīd — absolutely

How to use it

In Arabic, 'absolutely' can be translated in a few ways depending on the context. 'Muṭlaqan' often implies 'not at all' when used with negation, but can mean 'absolutely' or 'completely' in positive statements. 'Bi-t-taʾkīd' is a more direct translation for 'certainly' or 'definitely'.

Example sentences

هَلْ أَنْتَ مُتَّفِقٌ؟ مُطْلَقًا!

hal ʾanta muttafiqun? muṭlaqan!

Do you agree? Absolutely!
هَذَا صَحِيحٌ بِالتَّأْكِيدِ.

hāḏā ṣaḥīḥun bi-t-taʾkīd.

That is absolutely correct.
لَا، مُطْلَقًا لَمْ أَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ.

lā, muṭlaqan lam ʾafʿal ḏālika.

No, I absolutely did not do that.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Absolutely.

على الإطلاق.

Emmanuel? Absolutely.

إيمانويل جال؟.. حتما

That's absolutely right.

إن ذلك بالطبع صحيح.

You're absolutely right!

أنت محق تماماً!

You are absolutely right.

إنك محق تماماً.

You were absolutely right.

كنت محقا قطعا.

Absolutely ready for war...

جاهزون للحرب تمامًا

I agree with you absolutely.

أوافقك الرأي بالتأكيد.

It was absolutely incredible.

لقد كان مذهلاً للغاية.

Things were absolutely inhumane.

أوضاع غير إنسانية على الإطلاق.

And it was absolutely wonderful.

وقد كان ذلك مذهلا بالفعل.

Women are great. Yep, absolutely.

النساء رائعات في التدريس.. نعم.. حتماً

Questions and answers

What is the difference between 'muṭlaqan' and 'bi-t-taʾkīd' for 'absolutely'?

'Muṭlaqan' can mean 'absolutely' or 'completely' in positive contexts, but often means 'not at all' in negative contexts. 'Bi-t-taʾkīd' is a straightforward 'certainly' or 'definitely'.

Can 'muṭlaqan' be used to mean 'not at all'?

Yes, when used with negation, 'muṭlaqan' strongly emphasizes the negation, similar to 'not at all' or 'never'. For example, 'I don't understand it at all' is 'Lā afhamuhu muṭlaqan'.