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أَعْمَل
I work /ˈʔaʕmal/
verbA1#588 most common
Also: I do, I make
Example sentences
أَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.
I work in an office.
أَعْمَلُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
I work every day.
أَعْمَلُ مُدَرِّسًا فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ.
I work as a teacher at a nearby school.
لَا أَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ لِأَنَّهُ يَوْمُ رَاحَةٍ.
I do not work on Friday because it is a day of rest.
أَعْمَلُ بِجِدٍّ لِكَيْ أُحَقِّقَ أَهْدَافِي.
I work hard in order to achieve my goals.
مَهْمَا حَدَثَ، سَأَظَلُّ أَعْمَلُ بِإِخْلَاصٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَنْ أُحِبُّ.
Whatever happens, I will keep working sincerely for the sake of those I love.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَعْمَلُ | عَمِلْتُ | سَأَعْمَلُ |
| 2sg | تَعْمَلُ | عَمِلْتَ | سَتَعْمَلُ |
| 3sg | يَعْمَلُ | عَمِلَ | سَيَعْمَلُ |
| 1pl | نَعْمَلُ | عَمِلْنَا | سَنَعْمَلُ |
| 2pl | تَعْمَلُونَ | عَمِلْتُمْ | سَتَعْمَلُونَ |
| 3pl | يَعْمَلُونَ | عَمِلُوا | سَيَعْمَلُونَ |
Word family
عَمَلwork, deed
عَامِلworker
عَمَلِيَّةoperation, process
اِسْتَعْمَلَto use
مُعَامَلَةtreatment, dealing
Etymology
The form comes from the verb عَمِلَ, meaning to work, do, or make. Its triliteral root ع-م-ل is old and shared across the Semitic languages, where it carries the sense of labor and effort. The prefix أَـ marks the first person singular in the present tense, so the word means I work.
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