A1verb
عَمِلَ
ʿamila
to work / to do
Example
عملتُ في شركةٍ كبيرةٍ
ʿamiltu fī sharikatin kabīratin
I worked in a big company
Grammar
Form I verb. Past: 'amila, Present: ya'malu.
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Arabic root
ع-م-ل
6 words from this root family
A1verb
اِسْتَعْمَلَ
istaʿmala
to use / to utilize
Example
استعملتُ الحاسوبَ للعملِ
istaʿmaltu al-ḥāsūba lil-ʿamali
I used the computer for work
Grammar
Form X verb (اِسْتَفْعَلَ). Past: ista'mala, Present: yasta'milu.
A2noun
عَمَل
ʿamal
work / job
Example
أَذْهَبُ إلى العَمَل كُلَّ صَباح.
adh-habu ilā al-ʿamal kulla ṣabāḥ.
I go to work every morning.
A2noun
عَميل
ʿamīl
client / customer
Example
العَميل يَنْتَظِر في المَكْتَب.
al-ʿamīl yantaẓir fī al-maktab.
The client is waiting in the office.
A2noun
عُمْلة
ʿumla
currency
Example
ما العُمْلة المُسْتَخْدَمة هُنا؟
mā al-ʿumla al-mustakhdama hunā?
What currency is used here?
A2noun
عَمَلِيّة
ʿamaliyya
operation / surgery
Example
أَجْرى الطَبيب العَمَلِيّة بِنَجاح.
ajrā aṭ-ṭabīb al-ʿamaliyya binajāḥ.
The doctor performed the surgery successfully.