عامل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع م ل (ʕ m l)
17 terms

Compare عَمِلَ (ʕamila, “to do, to work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.ma.la/

Verb

عَامَلَ • (ʕāmala) III (non-past يُعَامِلُ (yuʕāmilu), verbal noun مُعَامَلَة (muʕāmala))

1. (transitive) to do business with
2. to act in common with
3. (transitive) to treat (in such and such a way)
   • a. 1932, Ahmad Shawqi, “مُتَفَرِّقَات [mutafarriqāt, Miscellany]”, in الشوقيات‎^[1] (PDF), Windsor, United Kingdom: Hindawi Foundation, published 2012, →ISBN, page 772:

     عَامِلِ الْكُلَّ بِإِحْسَانٍ تُحَبْ / فَقَدِيمًا جَمَّلَ الْمَرْءَ الْأَدَبْ

     ʕāmili al-kulla biʔiḥsānin tuḥab / faqadīman jammala l-marʔa l-ʔadab

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of عَامَلَ (III, sound, full passive, verbal noun مُعَامَلَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مُعَامَلَة muʕāmala
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُعَامِل muʕāmil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُعَامَل muʕāmal
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	عَامَلْتُ ʕāmaltu	عَامَلْتَ ʕāmalta	عَامَلَ ʕāmala		عَامَلْتُمَا ʕāmaltumā	عَامَلَا ʕāmalā		عَامَلْنَا ʕāmalnā	عَامَلْتُمْ ʕāmaltum	عَامَلُوا ʕāmalū
	f		عَامَلْتِ ʕāmalti	عَامَلَتْ ʕāmalat			عَامَلَتَا ʕāmalatā			عَامَلْتُنَّ ʕāmaltunna	عَامَلْنَ ʕāmalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَامِلُ ʔuʕāmilu	تُعَامِلُ tuʕāmilu	يُعَامِلُ yuʕāmilu		تُعَامِلَانِ tuʕāmilāni	يُعَامِلَانِ yuʕāmilāni		نُعَامِلُ nuʕāmilu	تُعَامِلُونَ tuʕāmilūna	يُعَامِلُونَ yuʕāmilūna
	f		تُعَامِلِينَ tuʕāmilīna	تُعَامِلُ tuʕāmilu			تُعَامِلَانِ tuʕāmilāni			تُعَامِلْنَ tuʕāmilna	يُعَامِلْنَ yuʕāmilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَامِلَ ʔuʕāmila	تُعَامِلَ tuʕāmila	يُعَامِلَ yuʕāmila		تُعَامِلَا tuʕāmilā	يُعَامِلَا yuʕāmilā		نُعَامِلَ nuʕāmila	تُعَامِلُوا tuʕāmilū	يُعَامِلُوا yuʕāmilū
	f		تُعَامِلِي tuʕāmilī	تُعَامِلَ tuʕāmila			تُعَامِلَا tuʕāmilā			تُعَامِلْنَ tuʕāmilna	يُعَامِلْنَ yuʕāmilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَامِلْ ʔuʕāmil	تُعَامِلْ tuʕāmil	يُعَامِلْ yuʕāmil		تُعَامِلَا tuʕāmilā	يُعَامِلَا yuʕāmilā		نُعَامِلْ nuʕāmil	تُعَامِلُوا tuʕāmilū	يُعَامِلُوا yuʕāmilū
	f		تُعَامِلِي tuʕāmilī	تُعَامِلْ tuʕāmil			تُعَامِلَا tuʕāmilā			تُعَامِلْنَ tuʕāmilna	يُعَامِلْنَ yuʕāmilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عَامِلْ ʕāmil			عَامِلَا ʕāmilā				عَامِلُوا ʕāmilū
	f		عَامِلِي ʕāmilī							عَامِلْنَ ʕāmilna
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	عُومِلْتُ ʕūmiltu	عُومِلْتَ ʕūmilta	عُومِلَ ʕūmila		عُومِلْتُمَا ʕūmiltumā	عُومِلَا ʕūmilā		عُومِلْنَا ʕūmilnā	عُومِلْتُمْ ʕūmiltum	عُومِلُوا ʕūmilū
	f		عُومِلْتِ ʕūmilti	عُومِلَتْ ʕūmilat			عُومِلَتَا ʕūmilatā			عُومِلْتُنَّ ʕūmiltunna	عُومِلْنَ ʕūmilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَامَلُ ʔuʕāmalu	تُعَامَلُ tuʕāmalu	يُعَامَلُ yuʕāmalu		تُعَامَلَانِ tuʕāmalāni	يُعَامَلَانِ yuʕāmalāni		نُعَامَلُ nuʕāmalu	تُعَامَلُونَ tuʕāmalūna	يُعَامَلُونَ yuʕāmalūna
	f		تُعَامَلِينَ tuʕāmalīna	تُعَامَلُ tuʕāmalu			تُعَامَلَانِ tuʕāmalāni			تُعَامَلْنَ tuʕāmalna	يُعَامَلْنَ yuʕāmalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَامَلَ ʔuʕāmala	تُعَامَلَ tuʕāmala	يُعَامَلَ yuʕāmala		تُعَامَلَا tuʕāmalā	يُعَامَلَا yuʕāmalā		نُعَامَلَ nuʕāmala	تُعَامَلُوا tuʕāmalū	يُعَامَلُوا yuʕāmalū
	f		تُعَامَلِي tuʕāmalī	تُعَامَلَ tuʕāmala			تُعَامَلَا tuʕāmalā			تُعَامَلْنَ tuʕāmalna	يُعَامَلْنَ yuʕāmalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَامَلْ ʔuʕāmal	تُعَامَلْ tuʕāmal	يُعَامَلْ yuʕāmal		تُعَامَلَا tuʕāmalā	يُعَامَلَا yuʕāmalā		نُعَامَلْ nuʕāmal	تُعَامَلُوا tuʕāmalū	يُعَامَلُوا yuʕāmalū
	f		تُعَامَلِي tuʕāmalī	تُعَامَلْ tuʕāmal			تُعَامَلَا tuʕāmalā			تُعَامَلْنَ tuʕāmalna	يُعَامَلْنَ yuʕāmalna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عامل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Root
ع م ل (ʕ m l)
17 terms

Derived from the active participle of عَمِلَ (ʕamila, “to do, to act, to work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.mil/

• Audio:

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Adjective

عَامِل • (ʕāmil)

1. active, effective

Declension

Declension of adjective عَامِل (ʕāmil)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَامِل ʕāmil	الْعَامِل al-ʕāmil	عَامِلَة ʕāmila	الْعَامِلَة al-ʕāmila
Nominative	عَامِلٌ ʕāmilun	الْعَامِلُ al-ʕāmilu	عَامِلَةٌ ʕāmilatun	الْعَامِلَةُ al-ʕāmilatu
Accusative	عَامِلًا ʕāmilan	الْعَامِلَ al-ʕāmila	عَامِلَةً ʕāmilatan	الْعَامِلَةَ al-ʕāmilata
Genitive	عَامِلٍ ʕāmilin	الْعَامِلِ al-ʕāmili	عَامِلَةٍ ʕāmilatin	الْعَامِلَةِ al-ʕāmilati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَامِلَيْن ʕāmilayn	الْعَامِلَيْن al-ʕāmilayn	عَامِلَتَيْن ʕāmilatayn	الْعَامِلَتَيْن al-ʕāmilatayn
Nominative	عَامِلَانِ ʕāmilāni	الْعَامِلَانِ al-ʕāmilāni	عَامِلَتَانِ ʕāmilatāni	الْعَامِلَتَانِ al-ʕāmilatāni
Accusative	عَامِلَيْنِ ʕāmilayni	الْعَامِلَيْنِ al-ʕāmilayni	عَامِلَتَيْنِ ʕāmilatayni	الْعَامِلَتَيْنِ al-ʕāmilatayni
Genitive	عَامِلَيْنِ ʕāmilayni	الْعَامِلَيْنِ al-ʕāmilayni	عَامِلَتَيْنِ ʕāmilatayni	الْعَامِلَتَيْنِ al-ʕāmilatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	عَامِلَات ʕāmilāt	الْعَامِلَات al-ʕāmilāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	عَامِلَاتٌ ʕāmilātun	الْعَامِلَاتُ al-ʕāmilātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	عَامِلَاتٍ ʕāmilātin	الْعَامِلَاتِ al-ʕāmilāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	عَامِلَاتٍ ʕāmilātin	الْعَامِلَاتِ al-ʕāmilāti

Noun

عَامِل • (ʕāmil) m (plural عَوَامِل (ʕawāmil))

1. factor, constituent, element, causative agent
2. (mathematics) factor (e.g. 6 is a factor of 24)

   اَلْعَامِل الْمُشْتَرَك الْأَكْبَر

   al-ʕāmil al-muštarak al-ʔakbar

   The highest common factor

3. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) motive power
4. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (grammar) word that governs another word

Declension

Declension of noun عَامِل (ʕāmil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَامِل ʕāmil	الْعَامِل al-ʕāmil	عَامِل ʕāmil
Nominative	عَامِلٌ ʕāmilun	الْعَامِلُ al-ʕāmilu	عَامِلُ ʕāmilu
Accusative	عَامِلًا ʕāmilan	الْعَامِلَ al-ʕāmila	عَامِلَ ʕāmila
Genitive	عَامِلٍ ʕāmilin	الْعَامِلِ al-ʕāmili	عَامِلِ ʕāmili
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَامِلَيْن ʕāmilayn	الْعَامِلَيْن al-ʕāmilayn	عَامِلَيْ ʕāmilay
Nominative	عَامِلَانِ ʕāmilāni	الْعَامِلَانِ al-ʕāmilāni	عَامِلَا ʕāmilā
Accusative	عَامِلَيْنِ ʕāmilayni	الْعَامِلَيْنِ al-ʕāmilayni	عَامِلَيْ ʕāmilay
Genitive	عَامِلَيْنِ ʕāmilayni	الْعَامِلَيْنِ al-ʕāmilayni	عَامِلَيْ ʕāmilay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوَامِل ʕawāmil	الْعَوَامِل al-ʕawāmil	عَوَامِل ʕawāmil
Nominative	عَوَامِلُ ʕawāmilu	الْعَوَامِلُ al-ʕawāmilu	عَوَامِلُ ʕawāmilu
Accusative	عَوَامِلَ ʕawāmila	الْعَوَامِلَ al-ʕawāmila	عَوَامِلَ ʕawāmila
Genitive	عَوَامِلَ ʕawāmila	الْعَوَامِلِ al-ʕawāmili	عَوَامِلِ ʕawāmili

Noun

عَامِل • (ʕāmil) m (plural عَامِلُونَ (ʕāmilūna) or عُمَّال (ʕummāl) or عَمَلَة (ʕamala), feminine عَامِلَة (ʕāmila))

1. worker, workman, laborer
2. wage earner, employee
3. maker, producer, manufacturer
4. perpetrator, doer, author
5. governor, lieutenant, vicegerent
6. administrative officer, prefect, district president

Declension

Declension of noun عَامِل (ʕāmil)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَامِل ʕāmil	الْعَامِل al-ʕāmil	عَامِل ʕāmil	عَامِلَة ʕāmila	الْعَامِلَة al-ʕāmila	عَامِلَة ʕāmilat
Nominative	عَامِلٌ ʕāmilun	الْعَامِلُ al-ʕāmilu	عَامِلُ ʕāmilu	عَامِلَةٌ ʕāmilatun	الْعَامِلَةُ al-ʕāmilatu	عَامِلَةُ ʕāmilatu
Accusative	عَامِلًا ʕāmilan	الْعَامِلَ al-ʕāmila	عَامِلَ ʕāmila	عَامِلَةً ʕāmilatan	الْعَامِلَةَ al-ʕāmilata	عَامِلَةَ ʕāmilata
Genitive	عَامِلٍ ʕāmilin	الْعَامِلِ al-ʕāmili	عَامِلِ ʕāmili	عَامِلَةٍ ʕāmilatin	الْعَامِلَةِ al-ʕāmilati	عَامِلَةِ ʕāmilati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَامِلَيْن ʕāmilayn	الْعَامِلَيْن al-ʕāmilayn	عَامِلَيْ ʕāmilay	عَامِلَتَيْن ʕāmilatayn	الْعَامِلَتَيْن al-ʕāmilatayn	عَامِلَتَيْ ʕāmilatay
Nominative	عَامِلَانِ ʕāmilāni	الْعَامِلَانِ al-ʕāmilāni	عَامِلَا ʕāmilā	عَامِلَتَانِ ʕāmilatāni	الْعَامِلَتَانِ al-ʕāmilatāni	عَامِلَتَا ʕāmilatā
Accusative	عَامِلَيْنِ ʕāmilayni	الْعَامِلَيْنِ al-ʕāmilayni	عَامِلَيْ ʕāmilay	عَامِلَتَيْنِ ʕāmilatayni	الْعَامِلَتَيْنِ al-ʕāmilatayni	عَامِلَتَيْ ʕāmilatay
Genitive	عَامِلَيْنِ ʕāmilayni	الْعَامِلَيْنِ al-ʕāmilayni	عَامِلَيْ ʕāmilay	عَامِلَتَيْنِ ʕāmilatayni	الْعَامِلَتَيْنِ al-ʕāmilatayni	عَامِلَتَيْ ʕāmilatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَامِلِين‎; عُمَّال‎; عَمَلَة ʕāmilīn‎; ʕummāl‎; ʕamala	الْعَامِلِين‎; الْعُمَّال‎; الْعَمَلَة al-ʕāmilīn‎; al-ʕummāl‎; al-ʕamala	عَامِلِي‎; عُمَّال‎; عَمَلَة ʕāmilī‎; ʕummāl‎; ʕamalat	عَامِلَات ʕāmilāt	الْعَامِلَات al-ʕāmilāt	عَامِلَات ʕāmilāt
Nominative	عَامِلُونَ‎; عُمَّالٌ‎; عَمَلَةٌ ʕāmilūna‎; ʕummālun‎; ʕamalatun	الْعَامِلُونَ‎; الْعُمَّالُ‎; الْعَمَلَةُ al-ʕāmilūna‎; al-ʕummālu‎; al-ʕamalatu	عَامِلُو‎; عُمَّالُ‎; عَمَلَةُ ʕāmilū‎; ʕummālu‎; ʕamalatu	عَامِلَاتٌ ʕāmilātun	الْعَامِلَاتُ al-ʕāmilātu	عَامِلَاتُ ʕāmilātu
Accusative	عَامِلِينَ‎; عُمَّالًا‎; عَمَلَةً ʕāmilīna‎; ʕummālan‎; ʕamalatan	الْعَامِلِينَ‎; الْعُمَّالَ‎; الْعَمَلَةَ al-ʕāmilīna‎; al-ʕummāla‎; al-ʕamalata	عَامِلِي‎; عُمَّالَ‎; عَمَلَةَ ʕāmilī‎; ʕummāla‎; ʕamalata	عَامِلَاتٍ ʕāmilātin	الْعَامِلَاتِ al-ʕāmilāti	عَامِلَاتِ ʕāmilāti
Genitive	عَامِلِينَ‎; عُمَّالٍ‎; عَمَلَةٍ ʕāmilīna‎; ʕummālin‎; ʕamalatin	الْعَامِلِينَ‎; الْعُمَّالِ‎; الْعَمَلَةِ al-ʕāmilīna‎; al-ʕummāli‎; al-ʕamalati	عَامِلِي‎; عُمَّالِ‎; عَمَلَةِ ʕāmilī‎; ʕummāli‎; ʕamalati	عَامِلَاتٍ ʕāmilātin	الْعَامِلَاتِ al-ʕāmilāti	عَامِلَاتِ ʕāmilāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: عامل (amil, “governor, administrator; active”)
  • Turkish: Amil (male given name), Amile (female given name)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عمل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَامِل (ʕāmil).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈmil]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.mɪ́l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.mɪ́l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.mɪ́l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.míl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.mél̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.míl]

Readings
Classical reading?	āmil
Dari reading?	āmil
Iranian reading?	âmel
Tajik reading?	omil

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

عامل • ('âmel) (plural عوامل ('avâmel))

1. factor
2. agent

Related terms

• عمل ('amal)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م ل
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَامَلَ (ʕāmala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.mal/, [ˈʕæː.mal]

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Verb

عامل • (ʕāmal) III (present بعامل (biʕāmel))

1. to behave towards, to treat (someone in a certain way)

Conjugation

Conjugation of عامل (ʕāmal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عاملت (ʕāmalt)	عاملت (ʕāmalt)	عامل (ʕāmal)		عاملنا (ʕāmalna)	عاملتو (ʕāmaltu)	عاملو (ʕāmalu)
	f		عاملتي (ʕāmalti)	عاملت (ʕāmalat)
present	m	بعامل (baʕāmel)	بتعامل (bitʕāmel)	بعامل (biʕāmel)		منعامل (minʕāmel)	بتعاملو (bitʕāmlu)	بعاملو (biʕāmlu)
	f		بتعاملي (bitʕāmli)	بتعامل (bitʕāmel)
subjunctive	m	اعامل (aʕāmel)	تعامل (tʕāmel)	يعامل (yʕāmel)		نعامل (nʕāmel)	تعاملو (tʕāmlu)	يعاملو (yʕāmlu)
	f		تعاملي (tʕāmli)	تعامل (tʕāmel)
imperative	m		عامل (ʕāmel)				عاملو (ʕāmlu)
	f		عاملي (ʕāmli)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَامِل (ʕāmil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.mil/, [ˈʕæː.mɪl]

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Participle

عامل • (ʕāmel) (feminine عاملة (ʕāmle), common plural عاملين (ʕāmlīn))

1. active participle of عمل (ʕimil, “to do”)

Noun

عامل • (ʕāmel) m (plural عمّال (ʕummāl), feminine عاملة (ʕāmle))

1. worker, labourer

   Synonym: شغّيل (šaḡḡīl)