تحمل

See also: تجمل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح م ل (ḥ-m-l)

Compare حَمَلَ (ḥamala, “to carry”).

Verb

تَحَمَّلَ • (taḥammala) V, non-past يَتَحَمَّلُ‎ (yataḥammalu)

1. to take up (a burden)
2. to tolerate, bear, support, suffer
3. to make debts
4. to break up a camp and depart

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَحَمَّلَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَحَمُّل taḥammul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَحَمِّل mutaḥammil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَحَمَّل mutaḥammal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَحَمَّلْتُ taḥammaltu	تَحَمَّلْتَ taḥammalta	تَحَمَّلَ taḥammala		تَحَمَّلْتُمَا taḥammaltumā	تَحَمَّلَا taḥammalā		تَحَمَّلْنَا taḥammalnā	تَحَمَّلْتُمْ taḥammaltum	تَحَمَّلُوا taḥammalū
	f		تَحَمَّلْتِ taḥammalti	تَحَمَّلَتْ taḥammalat			تَحَمَّلَتَا taḥammalatā			تَحَمَّلْتُنَّ taḥammaltunna	تَحَمَّلْنَ taḥammalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَحَمَّلُ ʔataḥammalu	تَتَحَمَّلُ tataḥammalu	يَتَحَمَّلُ yataḥammalu		تَتَحَمَّلَانِ tataḥammalāni	يَتَحَمَّلَانِ yataḥammalāni		نَتَحَمَّلُ nataḥammalu	تَتَحَمَّلُونَ tataḥammalūna	يَتَحَمَّلُونَ yataḥammalūna
	f		تَتَحَمَّلِينَ tataḥammalīna	تَتَحَمَّلُ tataḥammalu			تَتَحَمَّلَانِ tataḥammalāni			تَتَحَمَّلْنَ tataḥammalna	يَتَحَمَّلْنَ yataḥammalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَحَمَّلَ ʔataḥammala	تَتَحَمَّلَ tataḥammala	يَتَحَمَّلَ yataḥammala		تَتَحَمَّلَا tataḥammalā	يَتَحَمَّلَا yataḥammalā		نَتَحَمَّلَ nataḥammala	تَتَحَمَّلُوا tataḥammalū	يَتَحَمَّلُوا yataḥammalū
	f		تَتَحَمَّلِي tataḥammalī	تَتَحَمَّلَ tataḥammala			تَتَحَمَّلَا tataḥammalā			تَتَحَمَّلْنَ tataḥammalna	يَتَحَمَّلْنَ yataḥammalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَحَمَّلْ ʔataḥammal	تَتَحَمَّلْ tataḥammal	يَتَحَمَّلْ yataḥammal		تَتَحَمَّلَا tataḥammalā	يَتَحَمَّلَا yataḥammalā		نَتَحَمَّلْ nataḥammal	تَتَحَمَّلُوا tataḥammalū	يَتَحَمَّلُوا yataḥammalū
	f		تَتَحَمَّلِي tataḥammalī	تَتَحَمَّلْ tataḥammal			تَتَحَمَّلَا tataḥammalā			تَتَحَمَّلْنَ tataḥammalna	يَتَحَمَّلْنَ yataḥammalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَحَمَّلْ taḥammal			تَحَمَّلَا taḥammalā				تَحَمَّلُوا taḥammalū
	f		تَحَمَّلِي taḥammalī							تَحَمَّلْنَ taḥammalna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُحُمِّلْتُ tuḥummiltu	تُحُمِّلْتَ tuḥummilta	تُحُمِّلَ tuḥummila		تُحُمِّلْتُمَا tuḥummiltumā	تُحُمِّلَا tuḥummilā		تُحُمِّلْنَا tuḥummilnā	تُحُمِّلْتُمْ tuḥummiltum	تُحُمِّلُوا tuḥummilū
	f		تُحُمِّلْتِ tuḥummilti	تُحُمِّلَتْ tuḥummilat			تُحُمِّلَتَا tuḥummilatā			تُحُمِّلْتُنَّ tuḥummiltunna	تُحُمِّلْنَ tuḥummilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَحَمَّلُ ʔutaḥammalu	تُتَحَمَّلُ tutaḥammalu	يُتَحَمَّلُ yutaḥammalu		تُتَحَمَّلَانِ tutaḥammalāni	يُتَحَمَّلَانِ yutaḥammalāni		نُتَحَمَّلُ nutaḥammalu	تُتَحَمَّلُونَ tutaḥammalūna	يُتَحَمَّلُونَ yutaḥammalūna
	f		تُتَحَمَّلِينَ tutaḥammalīna	تُتَحَمَّلُ tutaḥammalu			تُتَحَمَّلَانِ tutaḥammalāni			تُتَحَمَّلْنَ tutaḥammalna	يُتَحَمَّلْنَ yutaḥammalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَحَمَّلَ ʔutaḥammala	تُتَحَمَّلَ tutaḥammala	يُتَحَمَّلَ yutaḥammala		تُتَحَمَّلَا tutaḥammalā	يُتَحَمَّلَا yutaḥammalā		نُتَحَمَّلَ nutaḥammala	تُتَحَمَّلُوا tutaḥammalū	يُتَحَمَّلُوا yutaḥammalū
	f		تُتَحَمَّلِي tutaḥammalī	تُتَحَمَّلَ tutaḥammala			تُتَحَمَّلَا tutaḥammalā			تُتَحَمَّلْنَ tutaḥammalna	يُتَحَمَّلْنَ yutaḥammalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَحَمَّلْ ʔutaḥammal	تُتَحَمَّلْ tutaḥammal	يُتَحَمَّلْ yutaḥammal		تُتَحَمَّلَا tutaḥammalā	يُتَحَمَّلَا yutaḥammalā		نُتَحَمَّلْ nutaḥammal	تُتَحَمَّلُوا tutaḥammalū	يُتَحَمَّلُوا yutaḥammalū
	f		تُتَحَمَّلِي tutaḥammalī	تُتَحَمَّلْ tutaḥammal			تُتَحَمَّلَا tutaḥammalā			تُتَحَمَّلْنَ tutaḥammalna	يُتَحَمَّلْنَ yutaḥammalna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تحمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

تَحَمُّل • (taḥammul) m

1. verbal noun of تَحَمَّلَ (taḥammala) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَحَمُّل (taḥammul)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَحَمُّل taḥammul	التَّحَمُّل at-taḥammul	تَحَمُّل taḥammul
Nominative	تَحَمُّلٌ taḥammulun	التَّحَمُّلُ at-taḥammulu	تَحَمُّلُ taḥammulu
Accusative	تَحَمُّلًا taḥammulan	التَّحَمُّلَ at-taḥammula	تَحَمُّلَ taḥammula
Genitive	تَحَمُّلٍ taḥammulin	التَّحَمُّلِ at-taḥammuli	تَحَمُّلِ taḥammuli

Etymology 3

Verb

تَحْمِلُ • (taḥmilu) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)

Verb

تَحْمِلَ • (taḥmila) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)

Verb

تَحْمِلْ • (taḥmil) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)

Verb

تُحْمَلُ • (tuḥmalu) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)

Verb

تُحْمَلَ • (tuḥmala) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)

Verb

تُحْمَلْ • (tuḥmal) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of حَمَلَ (ḥamala)

Etymology 4

Verb

تُحَمِّلُ • (tuḥammilu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)

Verb

تُحَمِّلَ • (tuḥammila) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)

Verb

تُحَمِّلْ • (tuḥammil) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)

Verb

تُحَمَّلُ • (tuḥammalu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)

Verb

تُحَمَّلَ • (tuḥammala) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)

Verb

تُحَمَّلْ • (tuḥammal) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)

Etymology 5

Verb

تُحْمِلُ • (tuḥmilu) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)

Verb

تُحْمِلَ • (tuḥmila) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)

Verb

تُحْمِلْ • (tuḥmil) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)

Verb

تُحْمَلُ • (tuḥmalu) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)

Verb

تُحْمَلَ • (tuḥmala) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)

Verb

تُحْمَلْ • (tuḥmal) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَحَمُّل (taḥammul).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.ham.ˈmul]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ɦäm.mʊ́l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ɦäm.mʊ́l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːäm.mʊ́l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔːäm.múl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.ɦæm.mól̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ɦäm.múl]

Readings
Classical reading?	tahammul
Dari reading?	tahammul
Iranian reading?	tahammol
Tajik reading?	tahammul

Noun

تحمل • (tahammol)

1. tolerance; endurance
   • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 255”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎^[2]:

     از من اکنون طمع صبر و دل و هوش مدار
     کان تحمل که تو دیدی همه بر باد آمد

     az man aknūn tama'-i sabr u dil u hōš ma-dār
     k-ān tahammul ki tu dīdī hama bar bād āmad

     From now on, do not seek patience and heart and intellect from me,
     For the endurance which you saw has gone with the wind.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

• تحمل داشتن (tahammol dâštan)
• تحمل کردن (tahammol kardan)

 

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح م ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَحَمَّلَ (taḥammala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tħam.mal/, [ɪtˈħam.mal]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

تحمّل • (tḥammal) V (present بتحمّل (bitḥammal))

1. to sustain, to endure

   لازم يتحمّل النتائج

   lāzem ythammel an-natīj

   He must bear the consequences

   مش ممكن أتحمّل أكتر من هيك

   mish mumkin tḥammal aktar min hēk

   I can't stand any more of this.

Conjugation

Conjugation of تحمّل (tḥammal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تحمّلت (tḥammalt)	تحمّلت (tḥammalt)	تحمّل (tḥammal)		تحمّلنا (tḥammalna)	تحمّلتو (tḥammaltu)	تحمّلو (tḥammalu)
	f		تحمّلتي (tḥammalti)	تحمّلت (tḥammalat)
present	m	بتحمّل (batḥammal)	بتتحمّل (btitḥammal)	بتحمّل (bitḥammal)		منتحمّل (mnitḥammal)	بتتحمّلو (btitḥammalu)	بتحمّلو (bitḥammalu)
	f		بتتحمّلي (btitḥammali)	بتتحمّل (btitḥammal)
subjunctive	m	اتحمّل (atḥammal)	تتحمّل (titḥammal)	يتحمّل (yitḥammal)		نتحمّل (nitḥammal)	تتحمّلو (titḥammalu)	يتحمّلو (yitḥammalu)
	f		تتحمّلي (titḥammali)	تتحمّل (titḥammal)
imperative	m		تحمّل (tḥammal)				تحمّلو (tḥammalu)
	f		تحمّلي (tḥammali)