تخمین

See also: تخمين

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic تَخْمِين (taḵmīn).

Noun

تخمین • (tahmin)

1. guess

Related terms

• تخمیناً (taminen, “approximately”)

Descendants

• Turkish: tahmin

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَخْمِين (taḵmīn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tax.ˈmiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäx.míːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäx.míːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäx.míːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäx.mín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæx.míːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäχ.mín]

Readings
Classical reading?	taxmīn
Iranian reading?	taxmin
Tajik reading?	taxmin

Noun

تخمین • (taxmin)

1. estimating, estimation, appraisal, evaluation

   Synonym: برآورد (barâvord)

Derived terms

• تخمین زدن (taxmin zadan, “to evaluate”)

 

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “تخمین”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim