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khammana

guess, assess, estimate, conjecture

خَمَّنَ

Word

Verb · Form II

Root

خ م ن

Forms

Present
يُخَمِّنُ
Verbal noun
تَخْمِين
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ خَمَّنَيُخَمِّنُ—
she هِيَ خَمَّنَتتُخَمِّنُ—
they two (m.) هُما خَمَّنايُخَمِّنانِ—
they two (f.) هُما خَمَّنَتاتُخَمِّنانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ خَمَّنُوايُخَمِّنُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ خَمَّنَّيُخَمِّنَّ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ خَمَّنْتَتُخَمِّنُخَمِّنْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ خَمَّنْتِتُخَمِّنِينَخَمِّنِي
you two أَنْتُما خَمَّنْتُماتُخَمِّنانِخَمِّنَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ خَمَّنْتُمتُخَمِّنُونَخَمِّنُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ خَمَّنْتُنَّتُخَمِّنَّخَمِّنْنَ
I أَنا خَمَّنْتُأُخَمِّنُ—
we نَحْنُ خَمَّنّانُخَمِّنُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries
  • خَمَنَ Form I It was, or became, obscure; i. q
    , [aor. ,] inf. n. خُمُونٌ, said of [a man's] reputation (الذِّكْرُ), It was, or became, obscure; i. q. خَمَلَ, inf. n. خُمُولٌ: and, said of a thing, it was, or became, obscure, unapparent, hidden, or concealed: whence خَمَنَهُ as syn. with خَمَّنَهُ, q. v. (Msb.)
  • خمّنهُ Form II He spoke of it conjecturally
    , (Msb, K,) inf. n. تَخْمِينٌ; (S, Msb;) and ↓ خَمَنَهُ, (Msb, K,) aor. inf. n. خَمْنٌ; (Msb;) He spoke of it conjecturally, (S, Msb, K,) and opining; (TA;) or surmising: (K:) or he formed a surmise respecting it; or an opinion. (Msb.) IDrd says, I think it to be post-classical: (TA:) AHát says that it is of Persian origin, (Msb, TA,) arabicized, (TA,) from خمانا, [app. a mistranscription for گُمَانَا, or گُمَانَهْ, or گُمَانْ,] applied to “ an opinion, ” and “ a conjecture, ” or “ conjectural saying. ” (Msb, TA.) ― -b2- تَخْمِينٌ is also syn. with تَحْرِيرٌ. (So in the TA. [But this, I doubt not, is a mistranscription for تَحْزِيزٌ, which, though perhaps post-classical, signifies The act of conjecturing.])
  • خَمَنٌ Stink
    Stink. (K.)
  • خَمَانٌ elder-tree
    [ The elder-tree: and خَمَانٌ صَغِيرٌ Dwarf elder-tree: so in the present day.]
  • خَمَّانٌ weak
    A weak spear: and قَنَاةٌ خَمَّانَةٌ [a weak spear or spear-shaft]. (A 'Obeyd, S, K.) ― -b2- What is bad of household-goods, or furniture, or utensils: (TA:) and The refuse, or lowest or basest or meanest sort, or mankind; (S, K;) the bad thereof. (K.) [Mentioned also in art. خم.]
  • خَامِنُ الذِّكْرِ obscure, unnoted, reputeless, of no reputation; i. q
    A man (TA) obscure, unnoted, reputeless, of no reputation; i. q. خَامِلُ الذِّكْرِ. (K, TA.)

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