عمل

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See also: ع م ل

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)

  1. to work, perform
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:79:
      أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ
      ʔammā s-safīnatu fakānat limasākīna yaʕmalūna fī l-baḥri
      As for the ship, it belonged to some poor people, working at sea.
      Translated by Mustafa Khattab.
  2. to do (with deliberate thought)
  3. to practice, profess
  4. to produce an effect
  5. to be brisk, walk fast
  6. to exercise an influence
  7. (grammar) to govern a case
  8. to take pains (عَلَى(ʕalā) with)
  9. to work to an end
  10. to take care of
  11. to last without interruption
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From the root ع م ل(ʕ-m-l).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

عَمَّلَ (ʕammala) II, non-past يُعَمِّلُ‎‎ (yuʕammilu)

  1. to pay (someone) his fee or wages
  2. to make (someone) an administrator or governor
  3. to suppurate, grow cancerous
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.mal/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

عَمَل (ʕamalm, plural أَعْمَال(ʔaʕmāl)

  1. verbal noun of عَمِلَ (ʕamila) (form I)
  2. work, action, deed
  3. (grammar) government
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Azerbaijani: əməl
  • Bashkir: ғәмәл (ğämäl)
  • Ottoman Turkish: عمل
  • Swahili: amali

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]

From Arabic عَمِلَ(ʕamila).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

عمل (ʕamal), perfect, imperfect يعمل(yiʕmil), verb form I

  1. to do

Conjugation[edit]

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ع م ل
1 term

From Arabic عَمِلَ(ʕamila).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

عمل (ʕmal), form I, non-past يعمل(yiʕmal)

  1. to do
    Synonym: دار(dār)

Conjugation[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

North Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic عَمِلَ(ʕamila).

Verb[edit]

عمل (ʕimil), form I, non-past يعمل(yiʕmil, yaʕmil, yaʕmul)

  1. to do
    شو عم تعمل؟‎‎
    šu ʕam taʕmul?
    What are you doing?

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَل(ʕamal).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Dari عمل
Iranian Persian
Tajik амал (amal)

عمل ('amal), plural اعمال(a'mâl) or عمل‌ها('amal-hâ)

  1. action
    Synonym: کار(kâr)
  2. deed
  3. operation
    Synonym: عملیات('amaliyât)

Inflection[edit]

    Enclitic-attached forms of عمل ('amal)
    Basic forms of عمل ('amal)
singular plural
bare عمل
('amal)
عمل‌ها
('amal-hấ)
عملا
('amalấ)
definitive direct object عمل را
('amal râ)
عمل رو
('amalo)
عمل‌ها را
('amal-hấ râ)
عملا رو
('amalấ ro)
ezâfe عمل
('amal-e)
عمل‌های
('amal-hấ-ye)
عملای
('amalấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
عملی
('amal-i)
عمل‌هایی
('amalấn-i, 'amal-hấ-i)
عملایی
('amalấi)
Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of عمل ('amal)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
عملم
('amalam)
عمل‌هایم
('amal-hấyam)
عمل‌هام، عملام
('amalấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
عملت
('amalat)
[Term?]
('amalet)
عمل‌هایت
('amal-hấyat)
عمل‌هات، عملات
('amalất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
عملش
('amalaš)
[Term?]
('amaleš)
عمل‌هایش
('amal-hấyaš)
عمل‌هاش، عملاش
('amalấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
عملمان
('amalemân)
عملمون
('amalemun)
عمل‌هایمان
('amal-hấyemân)
عمل‌هامون، عملامون
('amalấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
عملتان
('amaletân)
عملتون
('amaletun)
عمل‌هایتان
('amal-hấyetân)
عمل‌هاتون، عملاتون
('amalấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
عملشان
('amalešân)
عملشون
('amalešun)
عمل‌هایشان
('amal-hấyešân)
عمل‌هاشون، عملاشون
('amalấšun)
Colloquial.

Derived terms[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ع م ل

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic عَمِلَ(ʕamila).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʕi.mil/, [ˈʕɛ.mɪl], [ˈʕɪ.mɪl], [ˈʕi.mɪl]
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.mal/, [ˈʕa.mal]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

عمل (ʕimil), form I, present بعمل(biʕmil), active participle عامل(ʕāmel)

  1. to do
    Synonym: سوّى(sawwa)
    شو بتحبّ نعمل؟‎‎
    šu bitḥebb niʕmil?
    What would you like for us to do?
    يلّا تعالي، شو بتعملي؟‎‎
    yalla taʕāli, šu btiʕmili?
    Come on, what are you doing?
  2. to make, to prepare
    Synonym: سوّى(sawwa)
    عملتلي دور.‎‎
    ʕimlatli dōr.
    She made an appointment for me.
    رح أعملكم أشياء زاكية.‎‎
    raḥ ʔaʕmilkom ʔašyāʔ zākye.
    I'm going to prepare some sweets for you.
  3. (reflexive) to act (a certain way), to pretend
    عمل حاله نايم.‎‎
    ʕimil ḥālo nāyem.
    He acted like he was asleep.

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)
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]

عمل ('amalm (Hindi spelling अमल)

  1. action, deed
  2. process
  3. effect