حَمْلَة
attack
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Most common words from the same root
اِحْتَمَلَ in English
Verb · Form VIII
- to carry
- to tolerate, bear, support, suffer
اِحْتَمَلْتُ مَا كَانَ مِنْهُI endured what he did/said.
- to permit, allow
لَا تَحْتَمِلُ سِنُّهَا ذٰلِكَHer age doesn't allow it.
- to overlook (an offense)
- to acknowledge (a benefit), be thankful
- to be possible, allowable, plausible
- to be probable, likely
- to be grow angry
Word origin
Compare حَمَلَ (ḥamala, “to carry”).
Words from the root ح-م-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَمَلَ
· present يَحْمِلُ
Form I · The plain action
to carry (to transport by lifting), to transport, to convey; to carry; to bring
حَمَّلَ
· present يُحَمِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to cause or ask to carry, deliver, etc.; to burden; to impose
تَحْمِيل
burdening
مُحَمِّل
مُحَمَّل
أَحْمَلَ
· present يُحْمِلُ
Form IV · Causative
to impose a burden on; to help to carry
إِحْمَال
مُحْمِل
مُحْمَل
تَحَمَّلَ
· present يَتَحَمَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to take up (a burden); to assume (a responsibility); to tolerate, to bear, to support, to suffer
تَحَمُّل
forbearance
مُتَحَمِّل
مُتَحَمَّل
تَحَامَلَ
· present يَتَحَامَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to press heavily; to maltreat, to treat harshly, to oppress; to struggle to one's feet
تَحَامُل
مُتَحَامِل
مُتَحَامَل
اِنْحَمَلَ
· present يَنْحَمِلُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be carried; to be bearable
اِنْحِمَال
مُنْحَمِل
اِحْتَمَلَ
· present يَحْتَمِلُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to carry; to tolerate, bear, support, suffer; to permit, allow
اِسْتَحْمَلَ
· present يَسْتَحْمِلُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to ask or demand carrying; to charge with one's affairs; to become able to carry loads
اِسْتِحْمَال
مُسْتَحْمِل
مُسْتَحْمَل
lamb
حُمُولَة
burden
اِحْتِمَالِيَّة
stochastic process
حَمَّال
porter
حِمْل
burden
حَامُول
dodder
اِحْتَمَلَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | اِحْتَمَلْتُ | أَحْتَمِلُ | أَحْتَمِلَ | أَحْتَمِلْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | اِحْتَمَلْتَ | تَحْتَمِلُ | تَحْتَمِلَ | تَحْتَمِلْ | اِحْتَمِلْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | اِحْتَمَلْتِ | تَحْتَمِلِينَ | تَحْتَمِلِي | تَحْتَمِلِي | اِحْتَمِلِي |
| هُوَ he | اِحْتَمَلَ | يَحْتَمِلُ | يَحْتَمِلَ | يَحْتَمِلْ | — |
| هِيَ she | اِحْتَمَلَتْ | تَحْتَمِلُ | تَحْتَمِلَ | تَحْتَمِلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | اِحْتَمَلْتُمَا | تَحْتَمِلَانِ | تَحْتَمِلَا | تَحْتَمِلَا | اِحْتَمِلَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | اِحْتَمَلَا | يَحْتَمِلَانِ | يَحْتَمِلَا | يَحْتَمِلَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | اِحْتَمَلَتَا | تَحْتَمِلَانِ | تَحْتَمِلَا | تَحْتَمِلَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | اِحْتَمَلْنَا | نَحْتَمِلُ | نَحْتَمِلَ | نَحْتَمِلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | اِحْتَمَلْتُمْ | تَحْتَمِلُونَ | تَحْتَمِلُوا | تَحْتَمِلُوا | اِحْتَمِلُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | اِحْتَمَلْتُنَّ | تَحْتَمِلْنَ | تَحْتَمِلْنَ | تَحْتَمِلْنَ | اِحْتَمِلْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | اِحْتَمَلُوا | يَحْتَمِلُونَ | يَحْتَمِلُوا | يَحْتَمِلُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | اِحْتَمَلْنَ | يَحْتَمِلْنَ | يَحْتَمِلْنَ | يَحْتَمِلْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | اِحْتِمَال |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُحْتَمِل |
| Passive participle | مُحْتَمَل |
اِحْتَمَلَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to tolerate
اِحْتَمَلْتُ مَا كَانَ مِنْهُI endured what he did/said.
to permit
لَا تَحْتَمِلُ سِنُّهَا ذٰلِكَHer age doesn't allow it.
From a fully vowelled text
«إِنَّ لِي أُمُورًا كَثِيرَةً أَيْضًا لأَقُولَ لَكُمْ، وَلكِنْ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ تَحْتَمِلُوا الآنَ.I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.John 16:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ أَنْ تَحْتَمِلُوا كَلِمَةَ الْوَعْظِ، لأَنِّي بِكَلِمَاتٍ قَلِيلَةٍ كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ.And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.Hebrews 13:22, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَيُّهَا الْجِيلُ غَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، إِلَى مَتَى أَكُونُ مَعَكُمْ؟ إِلَى مَتَى أَحْتَمِلُكُمْ؟ قَدِّمُوهُ إِلَيَّ!».He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.Mark 9:19, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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