to work / to do
Form I verb. Past: 'amila, Present: ya'malu.
Ayn-Mim-Lam
6 words from this root family
Ayn-Mim-Lam (ع-م-ل) has 6 words in the Fahm dictionary: ʿamila (to work / to do), istaʿmala (to use / to utilize), ʿamal (work / job), ʿamīl (client / customer), and 2 more.
In the Quran, words built on this root occur 360 times in 313 verses, across 68 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:25. The form عَمِلَ (to work / to do) accounts for 276 of them.
Themes: Verbs, Work, Quranic, Actions, Advanced Verbs, Basics, Business, Shopping, Payment, Health, Treatment
| Word | Meaning | Type | In the Quran | Taught in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
عَمِلَ ʿamila | to work / to do | verb, A1 | 276× | Action Verbs - Communication |
اِسْتَعْمَلَ istaʿmala | to use / to utilize | verb, A1 | Action Verbs - Thinking & Feeling | |
عَمَل ʿamal | work / job | noun, A2 | 71× | The Office |
عَميل ʿamīl | client / customer | noun, A2 | Work Skills & Technology | |
عُمْلة ʿumla | currency | noun, A2 | Payment & Receipts | |
عَمَلِيّة ʿamaliyya | operation / surgery | noun, A2 | Medicine & Treatment |
“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ وَٱلصَّـٰبِـِٔينَ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَLo! Those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans - whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
قُلْ أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا فِى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ وَلَنَآ أَعْمَـٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُخْلِصُونَSay (unto the People of the Scripture): Dispute ye with us concerning Allah when He is our Lord and your Lord? Ours are our works and yours your works. We look to Him alone.
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَجَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ وَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ ٱلْعَـٰمِلِينَThe reward of such will be forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever - a bountiful reward for workers!
Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).
Form I verb. Past: 'amila, Present: ya'malu.
Form X verb (اِسْتَفْعَلَ). Past: ista'mala, Present: yasta'milu.