ربما

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Compounded of رُبَّ (rubba) +‎ مَا ().

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rub.ba.maː/
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Adverb

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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

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