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Plural
عَامِلُون
Other plurals
عُمَّال، عَمَلَة
Feminine
عَامِلَة
Most common words from the same root
عَامِل in English
Noun · masculine
- worker, workman, laborer
- wage earner, employee
- maker, producer, manufacturer
- perpetrator, doer, author
- governor, lieutenant, vicegerent
- administrative officer, prefect, district president
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of عَمِلَ (ʕamila, “to do, to act, to work”).
Words from the root ع-م-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَمِلَ
· present يَعْمَلُ
Form I · The plain action
to work, to perform; to do (with deliberate thought); to practice, to profess
worker
عَامِل
factor
عَامِل
active
مَعْمُول
a word whose grammatical state is governed by another word
عَمَّلَ
· present يُعَمِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to pay (someone) their fee or wages; to make (someone) an administrator or governor; to suppurate, grow cancerous
تَعْمِيل
مُعَمِّل
مُعَمَّل
عَامَلَ
· present يُعَامِلُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to do business with; to act in common with; to treat (in such and such a way)
أَعْمَلَ
· present يُعْمِلُ
Form IV · Causative
to cause to work, to make work, to ply one's hands; to set a-working; to set one's mind on a work
إِعْمَال
مُعْمِل
مُعْمَل
تَعَمَّلَ
· present يَتَعَمَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be tired; to strive, labor or toil (لِ (li) for something)
تَعَمُّل
مُتَعَمِّل
مُتَعَمَّل
تَعَامَلَ
· present يَتَعَامَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to do business with one another; to treat one another in a certain way; to deal with, to handle
اِنْعَمَلَ
· present يَنْعَمِلُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be in the process of being done, being carried out, being accomplished
اِنْعِمَال
مُنْعَمِل
اِعْتَمَلَ
· present يَعْتَمِلُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to do the work oneself
اِعْتِمَال
مُعْتَمِل
مُعْتَمَل
اِسْتَعْمَلَ
· present يَسْتَعْمِلُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to use, make use of; to ask to work; to employ in a work
اِسْتِعْمَال
use
مُسْتَعْمِل
مُسْتَعْمَل
client
work
factory
عُمْلَة
currency
عُمُولَة
commission
عَمْلَة
evil deed
عِمْلَة
mode of acting
عُمَّالِيّ
labour
عَامِل: plural and other forms
| Singular | عَامِل |
|---|---|
| Plural | عَامِلُون |
| Alternative plurals | عُمَّال، عَمَلَة |
| Feminine | عَامِلَة |
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