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مُحْتَمَل
probable /ˈmuħtamal/
adjectiveA2#1045 most common
Also: likely, potential, possible
Example sentences
النَّجاحُ مُحْتَمَل.
Success is likely.
مِنَ المُحْتَمَلِ أن تُمْطِرَ السَّماءُ اليَوْم.
It is likely that it will rain today.
هُناكَ خَطَرٌ مُحْتَمَلٌ على هٰذا الطَّريق.
There is a potential danger on this road.
اعْتَبَرَ الخُبَراءُ هٰذا السِّيناريو مُحْتَمَلاً جِدًّا.
The experts considered this scenario very probable.
رَغْمَ أنَّ النَّتيجةَ كانَتْ غَيْرَ مُحْتَمَلَةٍ، لَمْ يَفْقِدِ الفَريقُ الأَمَل.
Although the result was improbable, the team did not lose hope.
تُشيرُ التَّحْليلاتُ إلى أنَّ ارْتِفاعًا مُحْتَمَلاً في الأَسْعارِ قَدْ يُرْبِكُ الأَسْواقَ خِلالَ الأَشْهُرِ المُقْبِلة.
Analyses suggest that a probable rise in prices could unsettle the markets in the coming months.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُحْتَمَلٌ | مُحْتَمَلونَ |
| Genitive | مُحْتَمَلٍ | مُحْتَمَلينَ |
| Accusative | مُحْتَمَلاً | مُحْتَمَلينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُحْتَمَلُ | يا مُحْتَمَلونَ |
Word family
اِحْتَمَلَto bear, endure; to be probable
اِحْتِمالprobability, likelihood
مُحْتَمِلenduring, one who bears
تَحَمُّلendurance, tolerance
حَمَلَto carry, bear
Etymology
مُحْتَمَل is the passive participle of the Form VIII verb اِحْتَمَلَ, built on the triliteral root ح م ل, 'to carry or bear.' Its literal sense is 'borne' or 'endured.' The meaning then shifted to what a situation can carry or admit, and so to 'admissible, possible, probable.' Modern usage favors the senses 'likely' and 'potential.'
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