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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 ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgأَعْمَلُعَمِلْتُسَأَعْمَلُ
2sgتَعْمَلُعَمِلْتَسَتَعْمَلُ
3sgيَعْمَلُعَمِلَسَيَعْمَلُ
1plنَعْمَلُعَمِلْنَاسَنَعْمَلُ
2plتَعْمَلُونَعَمِلْتُمْسَتَعْمَلُونَ
3plيَعْمَلُونَعَمِلُواسَيَعْمَلُونَ

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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