معمول

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Arabic

Root
ع م ل (ʕ m l)
19 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. passive participle of عَمِلَ (ʕamila)

Declension

Noun

مَعْمُول (maʕmūlm

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

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: məmul
  • Ottoman Turkish: معمول (mamûl)
  • 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? maʾmul

Adjective

Dari معمول
Iranian Persian
Tajik маъмул

معمول (ma'mul)

  1. normal
  2. usual

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْمُول (maʕmūl).

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.