خَمَّنَ
ḵammana
To guess in Arabic is expressed as خَمَّنَ (ḵammana) or حزر.
Meaning: to reach an unconfirmed conclusion (verb)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| خَمَّنَ | ḵammana |
| حزر | ḥazara |
Both verbs mean to reach an unconfirmed conclusion.
Which one should you use?
خَمَّنَ is the standard and more formal way to say 'to guess' compared to the more colloquial حزر, which is frequently used to mean 'to guess' or 'to solve a riddle/puzzle'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
حزر is frequently used in spoken dialects.
How do you pronounce it?
ḵammana
Did you know?
- The act of 'guessing' in the root of حزر originally referred to the practice of computing or estimating things like the number of fruits on a palm tree.
Examples in context
- هل يمكنك أن تخمن ماذا سيحدث بعد؟Can you guess what will happen next?
- خَمَّنَ الطّالبُ الإِجابةَ الصّحيحةَ.khammanna aṭ-ṭālibu al-ijābata aṣ-ṣaḥīḥata.The student guessed the correct answer.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “guess” translations and entries حزر, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries حزر, CC BY-SA 4.0.
