Urdu Dictionary

اٿکل अटकल aṭkal

H اٿکل अटकल aṭkal [S. अर्थ+कलन], s.f. Guess, conjecture, supposition; rough computation or estimate; skill in judging, discernment, judgment, opinion; quantity; size:—aṭkal-bāz, s.m. Good guesser; appraiser:—aṭkal-paććū (aṭkal+S. paća+uka), adj. & s.m. Random, uncertain;—random guess, mere conjecture;—adv. By guess, at random:—aṭkal-paććū-kī fātiḥa paṛhnā, To recite the first or opening chapter of the Qorʼān for a deceased person whose name is unknown; to make a pretence of reading the Qorʼān; to use earnest importunity for what is impossible to be had:—aṭkal-paćhū, s.m.=uṭakkar-lais, q.v.:—aṭkal-se, adv. By guess; approximately; at random:—aṭkal-maṭkal, and aṭkan-maṭkan or aṭkan-baṭkan, s.m. A child's game, something like our "guess if you can."