English → Arabic
possibly in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- rubbamā
- Arabizi
rubbama- Type
- adverb
- Root
- ر ب م
How to use it
"Possibly" is used to express uncertainty about something that might happen or be true. In Arabic the common adverb is رُبَّمَا (rubbamā). It can appear before verbs or at the start of a clause.
Example sentences
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رُبَّمَا يَأْتِي الْمَطَرُ غَدًا.
rubbamā yaʾtī al-maṭaru ġadan.
Possibly it will rain tomorrow.
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رُبَّمَا نَجِدُ حَلًّا أَسْرَعَ.
rubbamā najidu ḥallan asraʿa.
We might possibly find a quicker solution.
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رُبَّمَا يَكُونُ هَذَا صَحِيحًا.
rubbamā yakūnu hāḏā ṣaḥīḥan.
That could possibly be correct.
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.
Alice may possibly come.
من الممكن أن أليس ستأتي.
Possibly she will not come.
من الممكن أن لا تأتي.
He couldn't possibly succeed.
لم يكن هناك احتمال لنجاحه.
But can this infatuation possibly last?
ولكن هل من الممكن أن يدوم هذا الافتتان؟
How could we possibly go to the balcony?
كيف يمكننا ان نخرج إلى الشرفة
Possibly still with a penetration of 900 mm.
ربما لا تزال قدرته على الاختراق هي 900 ملم.
I cannot possibly finish the work by tomorrow.
ليس بمقدوري إنهاء العمل قبل حلول الغد.
This stance is perplexing and possibly dangerous.
والواقع أن هذا الموقف محير، بل وقد يكون خطيرا.
Now, without that, how could we possibly function?
الآن، وبدون ذلك، كيف يمكننا ان نعيش؟
Upgrade the system, possibly installing and removing packages
ترقية النظام قد تؤدي لتثبيت وإزالة العديد من الحزم
How can one possibly share political authority with foreigners?
كيف يمكن للمرء ان يشرك الاجانب في السلطة السياسية؟
Bacterial cellulose is actually already being used for wound healing, and possibly in the future for biocompatible blood vessels, possibly even replacement bone tissue.
السليلوز البكتيري يستخدم في الواققع في شفاء الجروح، وربما في المستقبل في أوعية دموية متوافقة حيويا، ربما تعويض النسيج العظمي حتى.
Questions and answers
Can I use "possibly" with the future tense?
Yes, رُبَّمَا can be placed before a future verb, e.g., رُبَّمَا سَأَذْهَبُ غَدًا.
Is there a stronger word for certainty?
For certainty you would use بالتأكيد (bi‑ttakīd) or certainly.
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