| ترجمات رئيسية |
| only adv | (simply) | إلا |
| | I only want a sandwich for lunch. |
| | لا أريد إلا شطيرة على الغذاء. |
| only adv | (exclusively, solely) | فقط، إلا |
| | Only family members attended the funeral. |
| | Only we are allowed in this room. |
| | حضر المأتم أعضاء العائلة فقط. // لا يُسمح لأحد بدخول هذه الغرفة إلا نحن. |
| only adv | (merely) | إلا |
| | | لا أكثر، فقط |
| | It'll only make things more complicated. |
| | لن يؤدي ذلك إلا إلى تعقيد الأمور. |
| | سيؤدي ذلك إلى تعقيد الأمور فقط |
| only adv | (as recently as) (للإشارة إلى تاريخ حديث جدًّا) | - |
| | But I saw him only yesterday! |
| | لكنني رأيته أمس! |
| only adv | (very) | جدًّا، للغاية |
| | She loves him only too well. |
| | إنها تحبه كثيرًا جدًّا. |
| only adj | (one or one of few) | وحيد |
| | She was the only girl in the class with red hair. |
| | كانت الوحيدة في الصف بشعر أحمر. |
| only adj | (best) | وحيد |
| | Low-cut jeans are the only kind to wear these days. |
| | الجينز المنخفض الخصر هو الطراز الوحيد الذي يحلو ارتداؤه هذه الأيام. |
| only conj | (but) | غير أن، لكن |
| | I'd give him a lift; only my car's being repaired. |
| | لا مانع عندي من إيصاله، لكن سيارتي قيد التصليح. |
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adults only,
adults-only adj | (not for under-18s) | فقط للبالغين |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
all too,
only too adv | disapproving (overly) | جدًّا، أكثر من اللازم |
| | She is all too eager to help. |
boys only,
boys-only adj | (restricted to young males) | للشبّان فقط، للرجال فقط |
| For Demonstration Purposes Only adj | (model, sample) | للتوضيح فقط |
| | | لأغراض توضيحيّة فحسب |
| | This model is for demonstration purposes only. |
girls only,
girls-only adj | (restricted to young females) | للفتيات فقط |
| if and only if conj | (on the strict condition that) | وإنما بشرط |
| | I'll help you, if and only if, you promise to do your part. |
| if only interj | (expressing a wish) | يا ليت |
| | You think I should take a holiday? If only! |
| if only conj | (on the single condition that) | إلّا إذا |
| | This plan will work if only we get enough funding for it. |
| in name only adv | (not in fact or in practice) | بالاسم فقط |
| | Some products promoted as green are green in name only. |
men only,
men-only adj | (restricted to adult males) | للرجال فقط |
| not only adv | (not being restricted to) | ليس فقط |
| | | ليس شيئًا فحسب |
| | Stargazing is not only educational, it's fun. |
not only... but also,
not only ...,
also expr | (not just [sth], but [sth] else too) | ليس فقط... بل أيضًا |
| | Not only is Jack good at soccer, but he is also good at basketball and running. |
| only child n | ([sb] without siblings) | طفل وحيد |
| | My mother's an only child, but my father has five siblings. |
| only choice n | (only available option) | خيار وحيد |
| | There is no public transport round here so my only choice is to go by car. |
only have eyes for [sb],
have eyes only for [sb] v expr | informal (find attractive) (مجازي) | لا يرى سوى |
| | Edward only has eyes for Julia. |
| only hope n | informal (sole potential solution or remedy) | الأمل الوحيد |
| | There's no other choice; this is our only hope. |
| only if conj | (not unless) | فقط إذا |
| | I'll go, but only if you go with me. |
| only just adv | (by slight margin) | بفارق ضئيل |
| | She won the race, but only just. |
| only just adv | (very recently) | بالكاد |
| | I have only just begun to learn French; I'm on lesson three. |
| only once adv | (on one occasion only) | مرة واحدة فقط |
| | I've been to Paris only once but would like to return some day. |
| only once adv | (a single time without repetition) | مرة واحدة فقط |
| | Press the "enter key" only once. |
| only time will tell expr | (will know in the future) | لن يُعرف إلا بمرور الوقت |
| | Whether or not the football player recovers from his injury—only time will tell. |
| only too ... to do [sth] adv | (especially) | جدًّا لـ... |
| ملاحظة: Followed by an adjective. |
| | He is only too keen to leave school. |
| | إنه متلهف جدًّا لمغادرة المدرسة. |
| only when necessary adv | (strictly as required) | عند الضرورة فقط |
| | You must take the pain killers only when necessary. |
| only-begotten Son of the Father n | Bible (Christianity: Jesus Christ) (في المسيحية: يسوع المسيح) | ابنُ الآبِ الوحيدُ |
| read-only memory | (computing) (في الحوسبة) | ذاكرة قراءة فقط |
| standing room only expr | (event: no seats available) (حدث: لا مقاعد متوفرة) | وقوفًا فقط |
| standing room only expr | (public transport: no spare seats) (وسيلة نقل عام: لا مقاعد فارغة) | وقوفًا فقط |
| the one and only adj | (incomparable and unique) | الوحيد |
| | | الحب الوحيد |
| | (دين) | الواحد الأحد |
| there is only so much expr | (there is a limit) | ليس هناك إلا القليل |
women only,
women-only adj | (restricted to adult females) | للنساء فقط |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |