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maybe in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- rubbamā
- Arabizi
rubbama- Type
- adverb
- Root
- ر ب و
Other meanings
- لَعَلَّ laʿalla — perhaps · perhaps, maybe (often followed by a pronoun or noun)
- مُمْكِن mumkin — it is possible · possible, maybe
How to use it
'Rubbamā' is a versatile word for 'maybe'. 'Laʿalla' is often used with a pronoun attached (e.g., 'laʿallahu' - perhaps he) and expresses hope or expectation. 'Mumkin' literally means 'possible'.
Example sentences
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رُبَّمَا سَأَذْهَبُ غَدًا.
rubbamā sa-ʾadhhabu ghadan.
Maybe I will go tomorrow.
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لَعَلَّهُ سَيَصِلُ قَرِيبًا.
laʿallahu sa-yaṣilu qarīban.
Perhaps he will arrive soon.
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هَلْ سَتَأْتِي؟ - مُمْكِن.
hal sa-taʾtī? - mumkin.
Will you come? - Maybe.
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.
Maybe it is.
لعل هذه هي الحقيقة.
Maybe he's dead.
ربما يكون قد مات.
Maybe it's Fadil.
ربّما هذا فاضل.
Maybe it just sags
أو ربما يتدلى فحسب
Maybe you're right.
ربما أنت محق.
Maybe it works, maybe not.
وقد تصادف مثل هذه الجهود النجاح، وقد لا تنجح.
Maybe, just maybe, less might equal more.
ربما، وهو مجرد احتمال أن الأقل يمنحنا الأكثر
And maybe, just maybe, we would preserve faith in globalization.
وربما نتمكن آنذاك فقط من استعادة الثقة في العولمة.
Maybe you would have stood a little in solidarity with them, or maybe not.
كنتم ستتضامنون قليلاً أو لا ربما.
Four differences lead me to believe that maybe – just maybe – the euro will survive.
فهناك أربعة فوارق تدفعني إلى الاعتقاد بأن اليورو ربما يتمكن من البقاء.
Maybe they shouldn’t be in power; maybe the people demonstrating in the streets should be.
وربما لا ينبغي لهم أن يكونوا في السلطة؛ وربما ينبغي للجماهير التي تتظاهر في الشوارع أن تفعل ذلك حقا.
But maybe -- maybe "weak and shit" -- maybe "weak and shit" is an important hypothesis that needs more analysis.
ولكن ممكن "الضعف" ممكن "الضعف" هي فرضية مهمة وتحتاج المزيد من الدراسة.
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