مهمل

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ه م ل (h m l)
2 terms

Derived from the active participle of أَهْمَلَ (ʔahmala, to neglect, to overlook).

Adjective

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مُهْمِل (muhmil) (feminine مُهْمِلَة (muhmila), masculine plural مُهْمِلُونَ (muhmilūna), feminine plural مُهْمِلَات (muhmilāt))

  1. careless
  2. negligent
    حمِي المعلم على الطلاب المهملين
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “همل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Root
ه م ل (h m l)
2 terms

Derived from the passive participle of أَهْمَلَ (ʔahmala, to neglect, to overlook, to leave unpointed (letter)).

Adjective

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مُهْمَل (muhmal) (feminine مُهْمَلَة (muhmala), masculine plural مُهْمَلُونَ (muhmalūna), feminine plural مُهْمَلَات (muhmalāt))

  1. neglected
  2. obsolete, antiquated
  3. meaningless
  4. (grammar) unpointed (letter)
    Antonym: مُعْجَم (muʕjam)
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