عمل
Arabic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the root ع م ل (ʕ-m-l). The grammatical “government” meaning is a semantic loan from Medieval Latin vīs. Compare Hebrew עָמָל (`Amal, “work, deed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
عَمِلَ • (ʕamila) I, non-past يَعْمَلُ (yaʕmalu)
- to work, perform
- to do (with deliberate thought)
- to practice, profess
- to produce an effect
- to be brisk, walk fast
- to exercise an influence
- (grammar) to govern a case
- to take pains (عَلَى (ʕalā) with)
- to work to an end
- to take care of
- to last without interruption
Conjugation[edit]
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
عَمَل ʕamal | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
ʕāmil | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
maʕmūl | |||||||||||
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 | ʕamiltu |
ʕamilta |
عَمِلَ ʕamila |
ʕamiltumā |
ʕamilā |
ʕamilnā |
ʕamiltum |
ʕamilū | |||
f | ʕamilti |
ʕamilat |
ʕamilatā |
ʕamiltunna |
ʕamilna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔaʕmalu |
taʕmalu |
yaʕmalu |
taʕmalāni |
yaʕmalāni |
naʕmalu |
taʕmalūna |
yaʕmalūna | |||
f | taʕmalīna |
taʕmalu |
taʕmalāni |
taʕmalna |
yaʕmalna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔaʕmala |
taʕmala |
yaʕmala |
taʕmalā |
yaʕmalā |
naʕmala |
taʕmalū |
yaʕmalū | |||
f | taʕmalī |
taʕmala |
taʕmalā |
taʕmalna |
yaʕmalna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔaʕmal |
taʕmal |
yaʕmal |
taʕmalā |
yaʕmalā |
naʕmal |
taʕmalū |
yaʕmalū | |||
f | taʕmalī |
taʕmal |
taʕmalā |
taʕmalna |
yaʕmalna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | iʕmal |
iʕmalā |
iʕmalū |
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f | iʕmalī |
iʕmalna | ||||||||||
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 | ʕumiltu |
ʕumilta |
عُمِلَ ʕumila |
ʕumiltumā |
ʕumilā |
ʕumilnā |
ʕumiltum |
ʕumilū | |||
f | ʕumilti |
ʕumilat |
ʕumilatā |
ʕumiltunna |
ʕumilna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuʕmalu |
tuʕmalu |
yuʕmalu |
tuʕmalāni |
yuʕmalāni |
nuʕmalu |
tuʕmalūna |
yuʕmalūna | |||
f | tuʕmalīna |
tuʕmalu |
tuʕmalāni |
tuʕmalna |
yuʕmalna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuʕmala |
tuʕmala |
yuʕmala |
tuʕmalā |
yuʕmalā |
nuʕmala |
tuʕmalū |
yuʕmalū | |||
f | tuʕmalī |
tuʕmala |
tuʕmalā |
tuʕmalna |
yuʕmalna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuʕmal |
tuʕmal |
yuʕmal |
tuʕmalā |
yuʕmalā |
nuʕmal |
tuʕmalū |
yuʕmalū | |||
f | tuʕmalī |
tuʕmal |
tuʕmalā |
tuʕmalna |
yuʕmalna |
Etymology 2[edit]
From the root ع م ل (ʕ-m-l).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
عَمَّلَ • (ʕammala) II, non-past يُعَمِّلُ (yuʕammilu)
- to pay (someone) his fee or wages
- to make (someone) an administrator or governor
- to suppurate, grow cancerous
Conjugation[edit]
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
taʕmīl | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
muʕammil | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
muʕammal | |||||||||||
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 | ʕammaltu |
ʕammalta |
عَمَّلَ ʕammala |
ʕammaltumā |
ʕammalā |
ʕammalnā |
ʕammaltum |
ʕammalū | |||
f | ʕammalti |
ʕammalat |
ʕammalatā |
ʕammaltunna |
ʕammalna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuʕammilu |
tuʕammilu |
yuʕammilu |
tuʕammilāni |
yuʕammilāni |
nuʕammilu |
tuʕammilūna |
yuʕammilūna | |||
f | tuʕammilīna |
tuʕammilu |
tuʕammilāni |
tuʕammilna |
yuʕammilna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuʕammila |
tuʕammila |
yuʕammila |
tuʕammilā |
yuʕammilā |
nuʕammila |
tuʕammilū |
yuʕammilū | |||
f | tuʕammilī |
tuʕammila |
tuʕammilā |
tuʕammilna |
yuʕammilna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuʕammil |
tuʕammil |
yuʕammil |
tuʕammilā |
yuʕammilā |
nuʕammil |
tuʕammilū |
yuʕammilū | |||
f | tuʕammilī |
tuʕammil |
tuʕammilā |
tuʕammilna |
yuʕammilna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | عَمِّلْ ʕammil |
ʕammilā |
ʕammilū |
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f | ʕammilī |
ʕammilna | ||||||||||
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 | ʕummiltu |
ʕummilta |
عُمِّلَ ʕummila |
ʕummiltumā |
ʕummilā |
ʕummilnā |
ʕummiltum |
ʕummilū | |||
f | ʕummilti |
ʕummilat |
ʕummilatā |
ʕummiltunna |
ʕummilna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuʕammalu |
tuʕammalu |
yuʕammalu |
tuʕammalāni |
yuʕammalāni |
nuʕammalu |
tuʕammalūna |
yuʕammalūna | |||
f | tuʕammalīna |
tuʕammalu |
tuʕammalāni |
tuʕammalna |
yuʕammalna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuʕammala |
tuʕammala |
yuʕammala |
tuʕammalā |
yuʕammalā |
nuʕammala |
tuʕammalū |
yuʕammalū | |||
f | tuʕammalī |
tuʕammala |
tuʕammalā |
tuʕammalna |
yuʕammalna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuʕammal |
tuʕammal |
yuʕammal |
tuʕammalā |
yuʕammalā |
nuʕammal |
tuʕammalū |
yuʕammalū | |||
f | tuʕammalī |
tuʕammal |
tuʕammalā |
tuʕammalna |
yuʕammalna |
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
عَمَل • (ʕamal) m, plural أَعْمَال (ʔaʕmāl)
- verbal noun of عَمِلَ (ʕamila) (form I)
- work, action, deed
- (grammar) government
Declension[edit]
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَمَل ʕamal |
الْعَمَل al-ʕamal |
عَمَل ʕamal |
Nominative | عَمَلٌ ʕamalun |
الْعَمَلُ al-ʕamalu |
عَمَلُ ʕamalu |
Accusative | عَمَلًا ʕamalan |
الْعَمَلَ al-ʕamala |
عَمَلَ ʕamala |
Genitive | عَمَلٍ ʕamalin |
الْعَمَلِ al-ʕamali |
عَمَلِ ʕamali |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عَمَلَيْن ʕamalayn |
الْعَمَلَيْن al-ʕamalayn |
عَمَلَيْ ʕamalay |
Nominative | عَمَلَانِ ʕamalāni |
الْعَمَلَانِ al-ʕamalāni |
عَمَلَا ʕamalā |
Accusative | عَمَلَيْنِ ʕamalayni |
الْعَمَلَيْنِ al-ʕamalayni |
عَمَلَيْ ʕamalay |
Genitive | عَمَلَيْنِ ʕamalayni |
الْعَمَلَيْنِ al-ʕamalayni |
عَمَلَيْ ʕamalay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَعْمَال ʔaʕmāl |
الْأَعْمَال al-ʔaʕmāl |
أَعْمَال ʔaʕmāl |
Nominative | أَعْمَالٌ ʔaʕmālun |
الْأَعْمَالُ al-ʔaʕmālu |
أَعْمَالُ ʔaʕmālu |
Accusative | أَعْمَالًا ʔaʕmālan |
الْأَعْمَالَ al-ʔaʕmāla |
أَعْمَالَ ʔaʕmāla |
Genitive | أَعْمَالٍ ʔaʕmālin |
الْأَعْمَالِ al-ʔaʕmāli |
أَعْمَالِ ʔaʕmāli |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Praetorius, Franz (1909), “Die grammatische Rektion bei den Arabern”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1], volume 63, pages 495–503
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “عمل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
عمل • (ʕamal), perfect, imperfect يعمل (yiʕmil), verb form I
- to do
Conjugation[edit]
verbal noun | ||||||||
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active participle | عامل (ʕāmil) | |||||||
passive participle | معمول (maʕmūl) | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | عملت (ʕamalt) |
عملت (ʕamalt) |
عمل (ʕamal) |
عملنا (ʕamalna) |
عملتوا (ʕamaltu) |
عملوا (ʕamalu) | |
f | عملتي (ʕamalti) |
عملت (ʕamalit) | ||||||
present subjunctive |
m | اعمل (aʕmil) |
تعمل (tiʕmil) |
يعمل (yiʕmil) |
نعمل (niʕmil) |
تعملوا (tiʕmilu) |
يعملوا (yiʕmilu) | |
f | تعملي (tiʕmili) |
تعمل (tiʕmil) | ||||||
present indicative |
m | بعمل (baʕmil) |
بتعمل (bitiʕmil) |
بيعمل (biyiʕmil) |
بنعمل (biniʕmil) |
بتعملوا (bitiʕmilu) |
بيعملوا (biyiʕmilu) | |
f | بتعملي (bitiʕmili) |
بتعمل (bitiʕmil) | ||||||
future | m | حعمل (ḥaʕmil) |
حتعمل (ḥatiʕmil) |
حيعمل (ḥayiʕmil) |
حنعمل (ḥaniʕmil) |
حتعملوا (ḥatiʕmilu) |
حيعملوا (ḥayiʕmilu) | |
f | حتعملي (ḥatiʕmili) |
حتعمل (ḥatiʕmil) | ||||||
imperative | m | اعمل (iʕmil) |
اعملوا (iʕmilu) |
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f | اعملي (iʕmili) |
Moroccan Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Root |
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ع م ل |
1 term |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
عمل • (ʕmal), form I, non-past يعمل (yiʕmal)
Conjugation[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
North Levantine Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
عمل • (ʕimil), form I, non-past يعمل (yiʕmil, yaʕmil, yaʕmul)
- to do
- شو عم تعمل؟
- šu ʕam taʕmul?
- What are you doing?
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /aˈmal/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /aˈmal/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /æˈmæl/
Noun[edit]
Dari | عمل |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | амал (amal) |
عمل • ('amal), plural اعمال (a'mâl) or عملها ('amal-hâ)
Inflection[edit]
Enclitic-attached forms of عمل ('amal) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms[edit]
South Levantine Arabic[edit]
Root |
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ع م ل |
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʕi.mil/, [ˈʕɛ.mɪl], [ˈʕɪ.mɪl], [ˈʕi.mɪl]
- IPA(key): /ʕa.mal/, [ˈʕa.mal]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Verb[edit]
عمل • (ʕimil), form I, present بعمل (biʕmil), active participle عامل (ʕāmel)
- to do
- Synonym: سوّى (sawwa)
- to make, to prepare
- Synonym: سوّى (sawwa)
- (reflexive) to act (a certain way), to pretend
Usage notes[edit]
- Like عرف (ʕirif), non-past forms may use “a” as the core vowel and in the prefix, so forms like بِعْمَل (beʕmal) and بْيَعْمِل (byaʕmel) are possible as well.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of عمل (ʕimil) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | عملت (ʕmilt) | عملت (ʕmilt) | عمل (ʕimil) | عملنا (ʕmilna) | عملتو (ʕmiltu) | عملو (ʕimlu) | |
f | عملتي (ʕmilti) | عملت (ʕimlat) | ||||||
present | m | بعمل (baʕmil) | بتعمل (btiʕmil) | بعمل (biʕmil) | منعمل (mniʕmil) | بتعملو (btiʕmilu) | بعملو (biʕmilu) | |
f | بتعملي (btiʕmili) | بتعمل (btiʕmil) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | أعمل (ʔaʕmil) | تعمل (tiʕmil) | يعمل (yiʕmil) | نعمل (niʕmil) | تعملو (tiʕmilu) | يعملو (yiʕmilu) | |
f | تعملي (tiʕmili) | تعمل (tiʕmil) | ||||||
imperative | m | اعمل (iʕmil) | اعملو (iʕmilu) | |||||
f | اعملي (iʕmili) |
Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Persian عمل ('amal), from Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ع م ل
- Arabic semantic loans from Medieval Latin
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- Arabic 3-syllable words
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- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic verbs
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- North Levantine Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
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