رُبَّperhaps

Example sentences

• فرب لذة عاجلة تكون سببًا لعذاب آجل،

  For, a momentary pleasure might cause future torment,

  فَرُبَّ — for, perhaps. The fa- opens the reasoning, and the particle joined to it means 'many a', a word that introduces something as occurring often. It forces the following noun into the possessive case, even though that noun functions as the subject of the thought.

  From: Think Before You Act →

• ورب منفعة قليلة تجر إلى مضرة كثيرة

  and a small benefit might lead to great harm.

  وَرُبَّ — and perhaps. The wa- parallels this with the previous statement, and the 'many a' particle again presents something as common while forcing the noun after it into the possessive case despite its subject role.

  From: Think Before You Act →

• رُبَّ صَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ صَوْمِهِ إِلَّا الْجُوعُ وَالْعَطَشُ، وَرُبَّ قَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ قِيَامِهِ إِلَّا السَّهَرُ

  'Perhaps a fasting person gains nothing from his fast except hunger and thirst, and perhaps one who prays gains nothing from his prayer except sleeplessness.'

  رُبَّ — perhaps. A particle, 'many a / perhaps', that opens a statement about a possibly common case and pulls the following indefinite noun into a set ending. Despite the gloss it leans toward 'how many a...', framing a frequent type rather than a single instance.

  From: Empty Fasting, Empty Prayer →

• رُبَّ صَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ صَوْمِهِ إِلَّا الْجُوعُ وَالْعَطَشُ، وَرُبَّ قَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ قِيَامِهِ إِلَّا السَّهَرُ

  'Perhaps a fasting person gains nothing from his fast except hunger and thirst, and perhaps one who prays gains nothing from his prayer except sleeplessness.'

  وَرُبَّ — and perhaps. The connector 'and' joined to the particle 'many a / perhaps', opening a parallel statement about another common case. Like its earlier twin it frames a representative type and governs the indefinite noun after it.

  From: Empty Fasting, Empty Prayer →

• كُلُّ بَرْقٍ رُبَّ بَرْقٍ فِيهِ صَوَاعِقُ حَيْنِ

  Every flash of lightning may at times contain thunderbolts.

  رُبَّ — may. A classical particle expressing 'perhaps/sometimes a...', which governs the noun after it and forces it into a particular ending. It tempers the claim from 'every' to 'many a', granting that not all but some such flashes hide a deadly bolt. So it qualifies the sweep of the line.

  From: Vigilance Against Worldly Deception →