resolve in Arabic: حل (ḥalla) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

عَقَدَ الْعَزْمَ ʿaqada al-ʿazm — resolver

How to use it

The Arabic verb حلّ (ḥalla) is commonly used to mean 'to solve' a problem or a question. It can also mean 'to untie' or 'to dissolve'. The phrase عقد العزم (ʿaqada al-ʿazm) means 'to resolve' in the sense of making a firm decision.

Example sentences

يَجِبُ أَنْ نَحِلَّ هَذِهِ الْمُشْكِلَةَ.

yajibu an naḥilla hādhihi al-mushkilah.

We must resolve this problem.
حَلَّ الْقَاضِي النِّزَاعَ بَيْنَهُمَا.

ḥalla al-qāḍī an-nizāʿa baynahumā.

The judge resolved the dispute between them.
عَقَدَ الْعَزْمَ عَلَى النَّجَاحِ.

ʿaqada al-ʿazma ʿalā an-najāḥi.

He resolved to succeed.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

We resolve to:

80 - ونعقد العزم على ما يلي:

Resolve conflicts

حل التعارضات

Resolve Dependencies

إرضاء المعتمدات

20. We also resolve:

20 - نقرر أيضا ما يلي:

We resolve therefore:

لذلك نقرر ما يلي:

19. We resolve further:

19 - نقرر كذلك ما يلي:

9. We resolve therefore:

9 - لذلك، نقـرر ما يلي:

We therefore resolve to:

ولذلك، فقد عقدنا العزم على ما يلي:

25. We resolve therefore:

25 - لذلك نقرر ما يلي:

28. We resolve therefore:

28 - لذلك نقرر ما يلي:

30. We resolve therefore:

30 - لذلك نقرر ما يلي:

Unable to resolve dependencies.

تعذر إرضاء المعتمدات.

Questions and answers

What is the most common meaning of 'resolve' in Arabic?

The most common meaning is to solve a problem, using the verb حلّ (ḥalla).

How do you say 'to make a firm decision' in Arabic?

You can use the phrase عقد العزم (ʿaqada al-ʿazm).