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Highlights
Present tense
يَسْتَعْمِلُ
Verbal noun
اِسْتِعْمَال
Active participle
مُسْتَعْمِل
Passive participle
مُسْتَعْمَل
Most common words from the same root
اِسْتَعْمَلَ in English
Verb · Form X
- to use, make use of
- to ask to work
- to employ in a work
- to hire workmen
- to make (someone) an administrator or governor
Word origin
Compare عَمِلَ (ʕamila, “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
اِسْتَعْمَلَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | اِسْتَعْمَلْتُ | أَسْتَعْمِلُ | أَسْتَعْمِلَ | أَسْتَعْمِلْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | اِسْتَعْمَلْتَ | تَسْتَعْمِلُ | تَسْتَعْمِلَ | تَسْتَعْمِلْ | اِسْتَعْمِلْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | اِسْتَعْمَلْتِ | تَسْتَعْمِلِينَ | تَسْتَعْمِلِي | تَسْتَعْمِلِي | اِسْتَعْمِلِي |
| هُوَ he | اِسْتَعْمَلَ | يَسْتَعْمِلُ | يَسْتَعْمِلَ | يَسْتَعْمِلْ | — |
| هِيَ she | اِسْتَعْمَلَتْ | تَسْتَعْمِلُ | تَسْتَعْمِلَ | تَسْتَعْمِلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | اِسْتَعْمَلْتُمَا | تَسْتَعْمِلَانِ | تَسْتَعْمِلَا | تَسْتَعْمِلَا | اِسْتَعْمِلَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | اِسْتَعْمَلَا | يَسْتَعْمِلَانِ | يَسْتَعْمِلَا | يَسْتَعْمِلَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | اِسْتَعْمَلَتَا | تَسْتَعْمِلَانِ | تَسْتَعْمِلَا | تَسْتَعْمِلَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | اِسْتَعْمَلْنَا | نَسْتَعْمِلُ | نَسْتَعْمِلَ | نَسْتَعْمِلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | اِسْتَعْمَلْتُمْ | تَسْتَعْمِلُونَ | تَسْتَعْمِلُوا | تَسْتَعْمِلُوا | اِسْتَعْمِلُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | اِسْتَعْمَلْتُنَّ | تَسْتَعْمِلْنَ | تَسْتَعْمِلْنَ | تَسْتَعْمِلْنَ | اِسْتَعْمِلْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | اِسْتَعْمَلُوا | يَسْتَعْمِلُونَ | يَسْتَعْمِلُوا | يَسْتَعْمِلُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | اِسْتَعْمَلْنَ | يَسْتَعْمِلْنَ | يَسْتَعْمِلْنَ | يَسْتَعْمِلْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | اِسْتِعْمَال |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُسْتَعْمِل |
| Passive participle | مُسْتَعْمَل |
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