استعمال

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Arabic

Root
ع م ل (ʕ m l)
19 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

اِسْتِعْمَال (istiʕmālm (plural اِسْتِعْمَالَات (istiʕmālāt))

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala) (form X)
  2. use
    Synonym: اِسْتِخْدَام (istiḵdām)
    الاستعمال الصحيح للأدوات يمنع الحوادث.
    Al-istiʿmāl aṣ-ṣaḥīḥ lil-ʾadwāt yamnaʿ al-ḥawādith.
    Proper use of tools prevents accidents.

Declension

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م ل
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتِعْمَال (istiʕmāl). Equivalent to the verbal noun of استعمل (istaʕmal, to use).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.tiʕ.maːl/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

استعمال (istiʕmālm

  1. use
    Synonym: استخدام (istiḵdām)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian استعمال (isti'māl), from Arabic اِسْتِعْمَال (istiʕmāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

اِسْتِعْمَال (iste'mālm (Hindi spelling इस्तेमाल)

  1. use, usage, utilisation, employment
    Synonym: اُپْیوگ (upyog)

Derived terms

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu استعمال (ist'emāl), from Arabic اِسْتِعْمَال (istiʕmāl).

Noun

اِستعمال (ist'māl)

  1. use