العمل

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root 'العمل' (al-ʿamal) primarily denotes the concept of 'work', 'action', or 'deed'. It encompasses various aspects of performing tasks, professions, and the results of actions, extending to concepts like effort, skill, and even moral character or intent.

Derived headwords

العملnoun

1.
work, professionboth
The act of performing a task or job, or a specific occupation or trade.
2.
deed, actionboth
A specific act or thing that has been done.

عملverb

1.
to work, to doboth
To perform an action, task, or job.
2.
to operate, to functionmodern
To be in action or to work as intended.

عمل، كفرح — He worked, as in 'farḥa'

عملت، كفرح — She worked, as in 'farḥa'

أعملهverb

1.
to make him workclassical
To cause someone to perform work or an action.

وأعمله — and he made him work

استعملهverb

1.
to use him/itboth
To employ someone or something for a purpose.
2.
to apply itboth
To put something into practical use or effect.

واستعمله غيره — and others used him

واستعمله: عمل به — and he used it: he acted with it

اعتملverb

1.
to work by oneselfclassical
To engage in work or action independently.
2.
to devise, to contriveclassical
To use one's mind or tools to create or plan something.

واعتمل: عمل بنفسه — and he worked by himself: he acted on his own

وأعمل رأيه وآلته — and he used his opinion and his tools

عملadjective

1.
skilled, diligentclassical
Describing a person who is skilled in their work or diligent in their actions.
2.
prone to actionclassical
Naturally inclined towards performing actions or work.

ورجل عمل، ككتف وصبور: ذو عمل — and a man of action, like 'katif' and 'ṣabūr': possessing work/action

العملةnoun

1.
work, deedboth
Synonymous with 'amal', referring to the act of working or a specific action.
2.
what is worked, productboth
The result or product of labor or action.
3.
manner of workingclassical
The way or style in which something is done.
4.
inner disposition (evil)classical
The hidden nature or disposition of a person, particularly in relation to evil.
5.
wages, feeboth
Payment received for work done.

والعملة، بكسر الميم: العمل — and al-ʿumla, with kasra on the mim: the work

وما عمل، كالعملة، بالكسر — and what was worked, like al-ʿumla, with kasra

والعملة أيضا: هيئة العمل — and al-ʿumla also: the manner of working

وباطنة الرجل في الشر — and the man's inner disposition in evil

وأجر العمل، كالعملة، بالضم — and the wage for work, like al-ʿumla, with damma

العمالةnoun

1.
wages, compensationboth
The payment or fee for labor or services rendered.
2.
workforce, laborersmodern
The body of people who are employed to do work.

والعمالة مثلثة — and al-ʿamāla (is pronounced) with three vowel markings

عملهverb

1.
to give him wagesclassical
To pay someone their wages or compensation.

وعمله تعميلا: أعطاه إياها — and he gave him his wages (taʿmīlan): he gave it to him

العملةnoun

1.
workers, laborersclassical
People who work with their hands.

والعملة، محركة: العاملون بأيديهم — and al-ʿumla, with haraka: those who work with their hands

بنو العملnoun

1.
infantryclassical
Foot soldiers, those who fight on foot.

وبنو العمل" المشاة — and Banu al-ʿamal: the infantry

عاملهverb

1.
to bargain with himclassical
To negotiate or haggle with someone over a price or deal.

وعامله: سامه بعمل — and he bargained with him: he asked him for a price for a work

العملينnoun

1.
extreme effort, exertionclassical
A state of intense effort or exertion.

وعمل به العملين، بكسرتين مشددة اللام، أو كغسلين أو كبرحين، أي: بالغ — and he exerted extreme effort with it (al-ʿamalayn), with two kasras and a shadda on the lam, or like 'ghaslayn' or 'barḥayn', meaning: he went to extremes

اليعملةnoun

1.
excellent she-camelclassical
A superior, well-bred, and capable female camel.

واليعملة: الناقة النجيبة المعتملة المطبوعة — and al-yaʿmala: the excellent, well-bred, and capable she-camel

يعملverb

1.
to be swiftclassical
To move quickly or swiftly.

والناقة بأذنيها: أسرعت — and the she-camel with its ears: it became swift

عملverb

1.
to persist, to lastclassical
To continue for a prolonged period; to endure.
2.
to cause a type of grammatical caseclassical
To introduce a specific grammatical inflection or case into a word or sentence.

وعمل البرق أيضا: دام — and lightning also persisted: it lasted

والشيء في الشيء: أحدث نوعا من الإعراب — and the thing in the thing: it introduced a type of grammatical case

تعميلاverb

1.
to commandclassical
To give an order or instruction.

وعمل فلان عليهم، بالضم تعميلا: أمر — and so-and-so commanded them (taʿmīlan): he ordered

العواملnoun

1.
legsclassical
The limbs used for walking or running.
2.
plowing oxenclassical
Cattle used for plowing fields.

والعوامل: الأرجل — and al-ʿawāmil: the legs

وبقر الحرث والدياسة — and oxen for plowing and threshing

عاملnoun

1.
shaft of a spearclassical
The wooden pole of a spear.
2.
its shaftclassical
Referring to the shaft of a spear.

وعامل الرمح، وعاملته: صدره — and the shaft of the spear, and its shaft: its chest/middle part

بنو عاملةname

1.
a tribe in Yemenclassical
A lineage or clan named 'ʿĀmila', originating from Yemen.

وبنو عاملة بن سبأ: حي باليمن من ولد قاسط — and Banu ʿĀmila bin Saba': a tribe in Yemen from the descendants of Qāsiṭ

بنو عملname

1.
a tribeclassical
A lineage or clan named 'ʿAmal'.

وبنو عمل، محركة: حي بها — and Banu ʿAmal, with haraka: a tribe there

بنو عميلةname

1.
a tribeclassical
A lineage or clan named 'ʿUmayla'.

وبنو عميلة، كجهينة: قبيلة — and Banu ʿUmayla, like 'Juhayna': a tribe

العملةnoun

1.
theft, treacheryclassical
The act of stealing or betraying trust.

والعملة، بالفتح: السرقة، أو ms1429 الخيانة — and al-ʿamala, with fatha: theft, or treachery

المعمولadjective

1.
mixed (drink)classical
Describing a drink that has been mixed with milk and honey.

والمعمول من الشراب: ما فيه اللبن والعسل — and the maʿmūl from drinks: that which contains milk and honey

عملةnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

وعملة، محركة مشددة: ع — and ʿumla, with haraka and shadda: a place name

المعملnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location, a property.

والمعمل، كمقعد: ملك لبني هاشم بوادي بيشة — and al-maʿmal, like 'maqʿad': a property belonging to Banu Hāshim in the valley of Bisha

اليعملةname

1.
a day of conflictclassical
A historical day of battle or conflict.

ويوم اليعملة: من أيامهم — and the Day of al-Yaʿmala: one of their days

تعنىverb

1.
to strive for, to endeavorclassical
To make a special effort or to be concerned for the sake of something or someone.

وتعمل من أجله: تعنى — and he strove for it: he endeavored

Parallel reading

العمل، محركة: المهنة والفعل، ج: أعمال.

Al-ʿamal, with haraka: the profession and the deed, plural: aʿmāl.

عمل، كفرح، وأعمله واستعمله غيره.

He worked, as in 'farḥa', and he made him work, and others used him.

واعتمل: عمل بنفسه، وأعمل رأيه وآلته، واستعمله: عمل به.

And he worked by himself: he acted on his own, and he used his opinion and his tools, and he used it: he acted with it.

ورجل عمل، ككتف وصبور: ذو عمل، أو مطبوع عليه.

And a man of action, like 'katif' and 'ṣabūr': possessing work/action, or naturally inclined to it.

والعملة، بكسر الميم: العمل، وما عمل، كالعملة، بالكسر، والعملة أيضا: هيئة العمل، وباطنة الرجل في الشر، وأجر العمل، كالعملة، بالضم، والعمالة مثلثة.

And al-ʿumla, with kasra on the mim: the work, and what was worked, like al-ʿumla, with kasra, and al-ʿumla also: the manner of working, and the man's inner disposition in evil, and the wage for work, like al-ʿumla, with damma, and al-ʿamāla (is pronounced) with three vowel markings.

وعمله تعميلا: أعطاه إياها.

And he gave him his wages (taʿmīlan): he gave it to him.

والعملة، محركة: العاملون بأيديهم.

And al-ʿumla, with haraka: those who work with their hands.

وبنو العمل" المشاة.

And Banu al-ʿamal: the infantry.

وعامله: سامه بعمل.

And he bargained with him: he asked him for a price for a work.

وعمل به العملين، بكسرتين مشددة اللام، أو كغسلين أو كبرحين، أي: بالغ.

And he exerted extreme effort with it (al-ʿamalayn), with two kasras and a shadda on the lam, or like 'ghaslayn' or 'barḥayn', meaning: he went to extremes.

واليعملة: الناقة النجيبة المعتملة المطبوعة.

And al-yaʿmala: the excellent, well-bred, and capable she-camel.

وعمل البرق أيضا: دام، فهو عمل، و الشيء في الشيء: أحدث نوعا من الإعراب، و الناقة بأذنيها: أسرعت.

And lightning also persisted: it lasted, so it was persistent, and the thing in the thing: it introduced a type of grammatical case, and the she-camel with its ears: it became swift.

وعمل فلان عليهم، بالضم تعميلا: أمر.

And so-and-so commanded them (taʿmīlan): he ordered.

والعوامل: الأرجل، وبقر الحرث والدياسة.

And al-ʿawāmil: the legs, and oxen for plowing and threshing.

وعامل الرمح، وعاملته: صدره.

And the shaft of the spear, and its shaft: its chest/middle part.

وبنو عاملة بن سبأ: حي باليمن من ولد قاسط.

And Banu ʿĀmila bin Saba': a tribe in Yemen from the descendants of Qāsiṭ.

وبنو عمل، محركة: حي بها.

And Banu ʿAmal, with haraka: a tribe there.

وبنو عميلة، كجهينة: قبيلة.

And Banu ʿUmayla, like 'Juhayna': a tribe.

والعملة، بالفتح: السرقة، أو ms1429 الخيانة.

And al-ʿamala, with fatha: theft, or treachery.

والمعمول من الشراب: ما فيه اللبن والعسل.

And the maʿmūl from drinks: that which contains milk and honey.

وعملة، محركة مشددة: ع.

And ʿumla, with haraka and shadda: a place name.

والمعمل، كمقعد: ملك لبني هاشم بوادي بيشة.

And al-maʿmal, like 'maqʿad': a property belonging to Banu Hāshim in the valley of Bisha.

ويوم اليعملة: من أيامهم.

And the Day of al-Yaʿmala: one of their days.

وتعمل من أجله: تعنى.

And he strove for it: he endeavored.