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عامِل
worker /ˈʕaː.mil/
nounA2#1145 most common
Also: laborer, factor, agent
Example sentences
العامِل يَعمَل في المصنع.
The worker works in the factory.
العامِل مُتعَب اليوم لأنه عمل كثيراً.
The worker is tired today because he worked a lot.
يحتاج كل عامِل إلى راحة بعد يوم طويل.
Every worker needs rest after a long day.
العامِل الماهر يجد فرصة عمل بسهولة في هذه المدينة.
The skilled worker finds a job easily in this city.
يُعتبَر العامِل النشيط عنصراً أساسياً في نجاح أي شركة.
The diligent worker is considered a key element in the success of any company.
لم يكن العامِل البسيط يتوقع أن تتحول مطالبه المتواضعة إلى حركة احتجاجية واسعة.
The ordinary worker did not expect his modest demands to turn into a broad protest movement.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عامِلٌ | عُمّالٌ |
| Genitive | عامِلٍ | عُمّالٍ |
| Accusative | عامِلاً | عُمّالاً |
| Vocative | يا عامِلُ | يا عُمّالُ |
Word family
عَمَل (ʿamal)work, deed
عَمِلَ (ʿamila)to work, to do
عُمّال (ʿummāl)workers (plural)
مَعمَل (maʿmal)factory, laboratory
استَعمَلَ (istaʿmala)to use
Etymology
عامِل is the active participle of the verb عَمِلَ, meaning to work or to do. The root ع-م-ل expresses labor and action across Semitic languages. It is a Semitic root with no Indo-European origin, so no PIE form applies. Related words appear in Hebrew and Aramaic.
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