استعمل

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See also: أستعمل

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع م ل (ʕ m l)
18 terms

Compare عَمِلَ (ʕamila, to work).

Pronunciation

Verb

اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala) X (non-past يَسْتَعْمِلُ (yastaʕmilu), verbal noun اِسْتِعْمَال (istiʕmāl))

  1. to use, make use of
  2. to ask to work
  3. to employ in a work
  4. to hire workmen
  5. to make (someone) an administrator or governor

Conjugation

References

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ع م ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

استعمل (istaʕmil) X (non-past يستخدم (yistaʕmil))

  1. to use, to exercise

Conjugation

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م ل
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.taʕ.mal/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

استعمل (istaʕmal) X (present بستعمل (bistaʕmel))

  1. to use
    Synonym: استخدم (istaḵdam)
    استعملنا كلّ الطرق.
    istaʕmalna kull iṭ-ṭoroʔ.
    We employed every method.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of استعمل (staʕmal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استعملت (staʕmalt) استعملت (staʕmalt) استعمل (staʕmal) استعملنا (staʕmalna) استعملتو (staʕmaltu) استعملو (staʕmalu)
f استعملتي (staʕmalti) استعملت (staʕmalat)
present m بستعمل (bastaʕmel) بتستعمل (btistaʕmel) بستعمل (bistaʕmel) منستعمل (mnistaʕmel) بتستعملو (btistaʕmelu) بستعملو (bistaʕmelu)
f بتستعملي (btistaʕmeli) بتستعمل (btistaʕmel)
subjunctive m استعمل (astaʕmel) تستعمل (tistaʕmel) يستعمل (yistaʕmel) نستعمل (nistaʕmel) تستعملو (tistaʕmelu) يستعملو (yistaʕmelu)
f تستعملي (tistaʕmeli) تستعمل (tistaʕmel)
imperative m استعمل (staʕmel) استعملو (staʕmelu)
f استعملي (staʕmeli)