ربما

Arabic

Etymology

Univerbation of رُبَّ (rubba) +‎ مَا (mā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rub.ba.maː/, /ru.ba.maː/

Adverb

رُبَّمَا or رُبَمَا • (rubbamā or rubamā)

  1. perhaps, maybe
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:2:
      رُبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ كَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ
      rubamā yawaddu llaḏīna kafarū law kānū muslimīna
      Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ربما”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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