معمول

Arabic

Root
ع م ل (ʕ m l)
19 terms

Etymology

  • Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَمِلَ (ʕamila).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /maʕ.muːl/
    • Rhymes: -uːl

    Adjective

    مَعْمُول • (maʕmūl) (feminine مَعْمُولَة (maʕmūla), masculine plural مَعْمُولُونَ (maʕmūlūna), feminine plural مَعْمُولَات (maʕmūlāt))

    1. passive participle of عَمِلَ (ʕamila)

    Declension

    Declension of adjective مَعْمُول (maʕmūl)
    singular masculine feminine
    basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مَعْمُول
    maʕmūl
    الْمَعْمُول
    al-maʕmūl
    مَعْمُولَة
    maʕmūla
    الْمَعْمُولَة
    al-maʕmūla
    nominative مَعْمُولٌ
    maʕmūlun
    الْمَعْمُولُ
    al-maʕmūlu
    مَعْمُولَةٌ
    maʕmūlatun
    الْمَعْمُولَةُ
    al-maʕmūlatu
    accusative مَعْمُولًا
    maʕmūlan
    الْمَعْمُولَ
    al-maʕmūla
    مَعْمُولَةً
    maʕmūlatan
    الْمَعْمُولَةَ
    al-maʕmūlata
    genitive مَعْمُولٍ
    maʕmūlin
    الْمَعْمُولِ
    al-maʕmūli
    مَعْمُولَةٍ
    maʕmūlatin
    الْمَعْمُولَةِ
    al-maʕmūlati
    dual masculine feminine
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مَعْمُولَيْن
    maʕmūlayn
    الْمَعْمُولَيْن
    al-maʕmūlayn
    مَعْمُولَتَيْن
    maʕmūlatayn
    الْمَعْمُولَتَيْن
    al-maʕmūlatayn
    nominative مَعْمُولَانِ
    maʕmūlāni
    الْمَعْمُولَانِ
    al-maʕmūlāni
    مَعْمُولَتَانِ
    maʕmūlatāni
    الْمَعْمُولَتَانِ
    al-maʕmūlatāni
    accusative مَعْمُولَيْنِ
    maʕmūlayni
    الْمَعْمُولَيْنِ
    al-maʕmūlayni
    مَعْمُولَتَيْنِ
    maʕmūlatayni
    الْمَعْمُولَتَيْنِ
    al-maʕmūlatayni
    genitive مَعْمُولَيْنِ
    maʕmūlayni
    الْمَعْمُولَيْنِ
    al-maʕmūlayni
    مَعْمُولَتَيْنِ
    maʕmūlatayni
    الْمَعْمُولَتَيْنِ
    al-maʕmūlatayni
    plural masculine feminine
    sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مَعْمُولِين
    maʕmūlīn
    الْمَعْمُولِين
    al-maʕmūlīn
    مَعْمُولَات
    maʕmūlāt
    الْمَعْمُولَات
    al-maʕmūlāt
    nominative مَعْمُولُونَ
    maʕmūlūna
    الْمَعْمُولُونَ
    al-maʕmūlūna
    مَعْمُولَاتٌ
    maʕmūlātun
    الْمَعْمُولَاتُ
    al-maʕmūlātu
    accusative مَعْمُولِينَ
    maʕmūlīna
    الْمَعْمُولِينَ
    al-maʕmūlīna
    مَعْمُولَاتٍ
    maʕmūlātin
    الْمَعْمُولَاتِ
    al-maʕmūlāti
    genitive مَعْمُولِينَ
    maʕmūlīna
    الْمَعْمُولِينَ
    al-maʕmūlīna
    مَعْمُولَاتٍ
    maʕmūlātin
    الْمَعْمُولَاتِ
    al-maʕmūlāti

    Noun

    مَعْمُول • (maʕmūlm

    1. (grammar) a word whose grammatical state is governed by another word

    Declension

    Declension of noun مَعْمُول (maʕmūl)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal مَعْمُول
    maʕmūl
    الْمَعْمُول
    al-maʕmūl
    مَعْمُول
    maʕmūl
    nominative مَعْمُولٌ
    maʕmūlun
    الْمَعْمُولُ
    al-maʕmūlu
    مَعْمُولُ
    maʕmūlu
    accusative مَعْمُولًا
    maʕmūlan
    الْمَعْمُولَ
    al-maʕmūla
    مَعْمُولَ
    maʕmūla
    genitive مَعْمُولٍ
    maʕmūlin
    الْمَعْمُولِ
    al-maʕmūli
    مَعْمُولِ
    maʕmūli

    Descendants

    • Azerbaijani: məmul
    • Ottoman Turkish: معمول (mamûl)
      • Turkish: mamul
    • Persian: معمول (ma'mul)
    • Urdu: معمول (maʻmūl, vulg. māmūl)

    Persian

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic مَعْمُول (maʕmūl).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? ma'mūl
    Dari reading? ma'mūl
    Iranian reading? ma'mul
    Tajik reading? ma'mul

    Adjective

    Dari معمول
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik маъмул

    معمول • (ma'mul)

    1. normal
    2. usual

    Urdu

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Classical Persian مَعْمُول (ma'mūl), borrowed from Arabic مَعْمُول (maʕmūl), from عَمِلَ (ʕamila).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    مَعْمُول • (maʻmūl, vulg. māmūl) (Hindi spelling मामूल)

    1. made, prepared; acted upon; (grammar) governed
    2. established, customary, wonted, usual

    Noun

    مَعْمُول • (maʻmūl, vulg. māmūlm (Hindi spelling मामूल)

    1. action, operation
    2. usage, established custom, practice; habit
    3. fixed allowance or gratuity

    Further reading

    • معمول”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • Platts, John T. (1884), “معمول”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.