احتمالا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِحْتِمَالاً (iḥtimālan, “potentially, haply”), from the root ح م ل (ḥ-m-l).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔih.ˈti.ˈmɑː.ˈlan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ɦ.t̪ʰɪ́.mɑ́ː.lǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ɦ.t̪ʰɪ́.mɑ́ː.lǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.t̪ʰɪ́.mɑ́ː.lǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.t̪ʰí.mɔ́ː.lǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeɦ.t̪ʰé.mɒ́ː.lǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeɦ.t̪ʰí.mɔ́.lǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	ihtimālan
Dari reading?	ehtimālan
Iranian reading?	ehtemâlan
Tajik reading?	ehtimolan

Adverb

احتمالا • (ehtemâlan)

1. probably

Related terms

• احتمال (ehtemâl)