Arabic vocabulary
حَزَرَestimate in Arabic
حَزَرَ is how you say “estimate” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ح ز ر (ḥ-z-r)verb (form I)Pronounced ḥazara
Meaning of estimate in Arabic
- to estimate, compute the quantity, measure, or number of something by conjecture — used for judging by eye rather than exact measurement — e.g. a palm tree's fruit yield, the length of someone's recitation, or the day of their arrival
- (of milk or a fermented drink) to turn sour, become acid
Classically used for judging a quantity, size, age, or timing by conjecture rather than exact measurement. The same verb, said of milk or nabīdh, means it turned sour — and by extension a person's face described this way is sour, i.e. frowning or stern.
Words from the same root
- حَزَّرَto guess, conjecture
- حَزْرَةُthe best, most cherished part of property
- حَازِرٌone who estimates by guesswork
- حَزِيرَانُname of the month June
- مَحْزُورٌangered, with a frowning face
Common questions
- How do you say "estimate" in Arabic?
- حَزَرَ (ḥazara) — to estimate or compute a quantity by conjecture.
- Is حزيران (June) related to حَزَرَ؟
- They share the root ح ز ر in Lane's Lexicon, but حَزِيرَان is simply the traditional name for the month of June, unrelated in sense to 'estimate'.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
قال وهو الذي حزرنا يوم بدر
He said: He is the one who estimated our numbers on the Day of Badr.
حَزَرَنَا — estimated our numbers. Past-tense verb 'counted, estimated', 'he' form; the ending '-na' adds 'us' — 'estimated us/our numbers'.
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