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generally in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿumūman
- Arabizi
3umuman- Type
- adverb
How to use it
"Generally" (ʿumūman) is used to talk about what is true in most cases or as a default statement. It can start a sentence or appear after the verb. It is not used for absolute certainty.
Example sentences
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عُمُومًا يَسْتَخْدِمُ النَّاسُ هَذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةَ.
ʿumūman yastakhdimu al-nāsu hādhihi al-ṭarīqah.
Generally people use this method.
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العَمَلُ عُمُومًا يَكُونُ صَعْبًا فِي البَدْءِ.
al-ʿamalu ʿumūman yakūnu ṣaʿban fī al-badʾ.
Work is generally hard at the start.
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عُمُومًا الطَّقْسُ هُنَا مُمْطِرٌ فِي شِتَاءِ.
ʿumūman al-ṭaqsu hunā mumṭirun fī shiṭāʾ.
Generally the weather here is rainy in winter.
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.
Such crimes are generally hushed up.
ويتم عادة التستر على هذه الجرائم.
Generally speaking, savings are increasing.
عموماً، مدّخرات الأفراد في اِزدياد.
Generally speaking, history repeats itself.
على العموم، التاريخ يكرّر نفسه.
The groups formed are generally quite small.
المجموعات المُشكلة هي بشكل عام صغيرة جداً.
The amounts mentioned are generally sizeable.
والمبالغ التي تشير إليها هي بوجه عام مبالغ كبيرة.
Private schools also generally have coeducation.
والتعليم المشترك موجود في المدارس الخاصة، بصورة عامة.
Humidity is generally high, averaging about 80%.
الرطوبة عالية عموما، في المتوسط نحو 80 ٪.
Now biologists generally are not good theoreticians.
الآن علماء الأحياء بشكل عام ليسوا منظرين جيدين.
Migration is generally migration to other countries.
إن الهجرة بصورة عامة هي الارتحال إلى دولة أخرى.
Generally speaking, they conversed rather pleasantly.
بصفة عامة، لقد تحادثوا بلطف مع الناس.
Communication generally occurs within a single department.
والاتصال يحدث بشكل عام داخل القسم الواحد.
As inequality rises, consumption rates generally drop and savings rates generally rise.
ومع اتساع فجوة التفاوت، فإن معدلات الاستهلاك تنخفض عموما وترتفع معدلات الادخار بشكل عام.
Questions and answers
Can I use "generally" with a specific number?
Yes, you can say "generally ten people" to mean about ten people, but it sounds more natural to use "around" or "approximately".
Is "generally" the same as "usually"?
They are close, but "usually" implies a regular habit, while "generally" refers to a broader tendency.
Related words and expressions
- generally accepted مقبول بشكل عام
- generally agree عموما
- generally agreed المتفق عليه عموما
- generally applicable ينطبق عموما
- generally assumed المفترض عموما
- generally available تتوفر عموما
- generally considered يعتبر عموما
- generally found وجدت عموما
- generally known المعروف عموما
- generally speaking بشكل عام
- generally spoken تحدث عموما
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