possibility, likelihood, chance, eventuality
بَعْيِدُ الْاِحْتِمَالِunlikely
عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَسْتَعِدَّ لِكَافَّةِ الْاِحْتِمَالَاتِ.We must prepare for all eventualities.
probability
endurance

Words from the root ح-م-ل

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حَمَلَ · present يَحْمِلُ

Form I · The plain action

to carry (to transport by lifting), to transport, to convey; to carry; to bring

حَمْلَة

Verbal noun

attack

حَمْل

Verbal noun

carrying

حَمَالَة

Verbal noun

حَمْل

Verbal noun

fruit of a tree

حُمْلَان

Verbal noun

حَامِل

Active participle · Adjective

active participle of حَمَلَ

مَحْمُول

Passive participle · Adjective

portable

مَحْمُول

Passive participle

freight

حَمَّالَة

Derived noun

gurney

حامل

Derived noun · Adjective

pregnant

حِمَالَة

Derived noun

straps

حَمَّلَ · present يُحَمِّلُ

Form II · Causative or intensive

to cause or ask to carry, deliver, etc.; to burden; to impose

تَحْمِيل

Verbal noun

burdening

مُحَمِّل

Active participle

مُحَمَّل

Passive participle

أَحْمَلَ · present يُحْمِلُ

Form IV · Causative

to impose a burden on; to help to carry

إِحْمَال

Verbal noun

مُحْمِل

Active participle

مُحْمَل

Passive participle

تَحَمَّلَ · present يَتَحَمَّلُ

Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to take up (a burden); to assume (a responsibility); to tolerate, to bear, to support, to suffer

تَحَمُّل

Verbal noun

forbearance

مُتَحَمِّل

Active participle

مُتَحَمَّل

Passive participle

تَحَامَلَ · present يَتَحَامَلُ

Form VI · Mutual action

to press heavily; to maltreat, to treat harshly, to oppress; to struggle to one's feet

تَحَامُل

Verbal noun

مُتَحَامِل

Active participle

مُتَحَامَل

Passive participle

اِنْحَمَلَ · present يَنْحَمِلُ

Form VII · Passive or resultative

to be carried; to be bearable

اِنْحِمَال

Verbal noun

مُنْحَمِل

Active participle

اِحْتَمَلَ · present يَحْتَمِلُ

Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to carry; to tolerate, bear, support, suffer; to permit, allow

اِحْتِمَال

Verbal noun

possibility

مُحْتَمِل

Active participle

مُحْتَمَل

Passive participle · Adjective

possible

اِسْتَحْمَلَ · present يَسْتَحْمِلُ

Form X · Seeking or considering

to ask or demand carrying; to charge with one's affairs; to become able to carry loads

اِسْتِحْمَال

Verbal noun

مُسْتَحْمِل

Active participle

مُسْتَحْمَل

Passive participle

حَمَل

Noun · m.

lamb

حُمُولَة

Noun · f.

burden

اِحْتِمَالِيَّة

Noun · f.

stochastic process

حَمَّال

Noun · m.

porter

حِمْل

Noun · m.

burden

حَامُول

Noun · m.

dodder

اِحْتِمَال: plural and other forms

Singular	اِحْتِمَال
Plural	اِحْتِمَالَات

اِحْتِمَال in a sentence

Dictionary examples

possibility

بَعْيِدُ الْاِحْتِمَالِunlikely

possibility

عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَسْتَعِدَّ لِكَافَّةِ الْاِحْتِمَالَاتِ.We must prepare for all eventualities.

From a fully vowelled text

وَلكِنَّ صُورَ وَصَيْدَاءَ يَكُونُ لِهُمَا فِي الدِّينِ حَالَةٌ أَكْثَرُ احْتِمَالاً مِمَّا لَكُمَا.But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.Luke 10:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

وَلكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ أَرْضَ سَدُومَ تَكُونُ لَهَا حَالَةٌ أَكْثَرُ احْتِمَالاً يَوْمَ الدِّينِ مِمَّا لَكِ».But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.Matthew 11:24, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

وَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يَكُونُ لِسَدُومَ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَالَةٌ أَكْثَرُ احْتِمَالاً مِمَّا لِتِلْكَ الْمَدِينَةِ.But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.Luke 10:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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