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زَمِيل
colleague /zaˈmiːl/
nounA2#1252 most common
Also: co-worker, classmate, fellow
Example sentences
هَذا زَمِيلي.
This is my colleague.
زَمِيلي يَعمَلُ في المُستَشفى.
My colleague works at the hospital.
ساعَدَني زَمِيلي في حَلِّ المُشكِلة.
My colleague helped me solve the problem.
تَحَدَّثتُ مَعَ زُمَلائي حَولَ المَشروعِ الجَديد.
I spoke with my colleagues about the new project.
يَحظى بِاحتِرامِ جَميعِ زُمَلائِهِ في العَمَل.
He enjoys the respect of all his colleagues at work.
لَولا دَعمُ زُمَلائي لَما تَمَكَّنتُ مِن إنجازِ هَذا البَحثِ في الوَقتِ المُحَدَّد.
Had it not been for my colleagues' support, I could not have finished this research on time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | زَمِيلٌ | زُمَلاءُ |
| Genitive | زَمِيلٍ | زُمَلاءَ |
| Accusative | زَمِيلاً | زُمَلاءَ |
| Vocative | يا زَمِيلُ | يا زُمَلاءُ |
Word family
زَمِيلة (zamīla)female colleague
زُمَلاء (zumalāʾ)colleagues (plural)
زَمالة (zamāla)companionship; fellowship
زامَلَ (zāmala)to accompany, to be a colleague of
مُزامَلة (muzāmala)association, working alongside
Etymology
زَمِيل comes from the triliteral root z-m-l, tied to the verb zāmala, to accompany. The oldest sense was a travel companion, someone who rode alongside or shared the same load on a journey. The meaning later widened to any person who shares your work, study, or rank. The related abstract noun zamāla now also names an academic fellowship.
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