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عامَل
to treat (someone in a certain way) /ˈʕaː.ma.la/
verbB2#3819 most common
Also: to deal with, to handle
Example sentences
يُعَامِلُ أَبِي النَّاسَ بِلُطْفٍ.
My father treats people kindly.
عَامَلَتْنِي المُعَلِّمَةُ بِاحْتِرَامٍ.
The teacher treated me with respect.
يَجِبُ أَنْ تُعَامِلَ زُمَلاءَكَ بِإِنْصَافٍ.
You must treat your colleagues fairly.
عَامَلَ التَّاجِرُ زَبَائِنَهُ مُعَامَلَةً حَسَنَةً رَغْمَ الظُّرُوفِ الصَّعْبَةِ.
The merchant treated his customers well despite the difficult circumstances.
لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ نُعَامِلَ هَذِهِ القَضِيَّةَ بِاسْتِخْفَافٍ لِأَنَّهَا تَمَسُّ مَصِيرَ آلَافِ الأُسَرِ.
We cannot treat this issue with disdain because it affects the fate of thousands of families.
عُومِلَتِ الأَقَلِّيَّاتُ فِي تِلْكَ الحِقْبَةِ مُعَامَلَةً تَمْيِيزِيَّةً أَثَّرَتْ عَلَى بِنْيَةِ المُجْتَمَعِ لِعُقُودٍ.
Minorities in that era were subjected to discriminatory treatment that affected the fabric of society for decades.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُعَامِلُ | عَامَلْتُ | سَأُعَامِلُ |
| 2sg | تُعَامِلُ | عَامَلْتَ | سَتُعَامِلُ |
| 3sg | يُعَامِلُ | عَامَلَ | سَيُعَامِلُ |
| 1pl | نُعَامِلُ | عَامَلْنَا | سَنُعَامِلُ |
| 2pl | تُعَامِلُونَ | عَامَلْتُمْ | سَتُعَامِلُونَ |
| 3pl | يُعَامِلُونَ | عَامَلُوا | سَيُعَامِلُونَ |
Word family
عَمَلwork, action
عَامِلworker, factor
مُعَامَلَةtreatment, transaction
تَعَامَلَto interact, to deal with each other
عَمَلِيَّةoperation, process
Etymology
عامَل comes from the Semitic root ع-م-ل (ʿ-m-l), which carries the basic sense of work or action. The base verb عَمِلَ means to work or to do. The Form III pattern فَاعَلَ, seen here as عَامَلَ, extends that meaning toward another person, giving the sense of treating or dealing with someone in a particular way. The same root produces عَمَل (work) and عَامِل (worker), so treating a person is framed as directing action toward them.
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