استخدام
Arabic
Etymology
From the root خ د م (ḵ-d-m), from اِسْتَخْدَمَ (istaḵdama).
Pronunciation
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Noun
اِسْتِخْدَام • (istiḵdām) m (plural اِسْتِخْدَامَات (istiḵdāmāt))
- verbal noun of اِسْتَخْدَمَ (istaḵdama) (form X)
- use
- making use of or hiring one's services
- looking out for work or service
Declension
Declension of noun اِسْتِخْدَام (istiḵdām)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | اِسْتِخْدَام istiḵdām | الِاسْتِخْدَام al-istiḵdām | اِسْتِخْدَام istiḵdām |
| Nominative | اِسْتِخْدَامٌ istiḵdāmun | الِاسْتِخْدَامُ al-istiḵdāmu | اِسْتِخْدَامُ istiḵdāmu |
| Accusative | اِسْتِخْدَامًا istiḵdāman | الِاسْتِخْدَامَ al-istiḵdāma | اِسْتِخْدَامَ istiḵdāma |
| Genitive | اِسْتِخْدَامٍ istiḵdāmin | الِاسْتِخْدَامِ al-istiḵdāmi | اِسْتِخْدَامِ istiḵdāmi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | اِسْتِخْدَامَيْن istiḵdāmayn | الِاسْتِخْدَامَيْن al-istiḵdāmayn | اِسْتِخْدَامَيْ istiḵdāmay |
| Nominative | اِسْتِخْدَامَانِ istiḵdāmāni | الِاسْتِخْدَامَانِ al-istiḵdāmāni | اِسْتِخْدَامَا istiḵdāmā |
| Accusative | اِسْتِخْدَامَيْنِ istiḵdāmayni | الِاسْتِخْدَامَيْنِ al-istiḵdāmayni | اِسْتِخْدَامَيْ istiḵdāmay |
| Genitive | اِسْتِخْدَامَيْنِ istiḵdāmayni | الِاسْتِخْدَامَيْنِ al-istiḵdāmayni | اِسْتِخْدَامَيْ istiḵdāmay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | اِسْتِخْدَامَات istiḵdāmāt | الِاسْتِخْدَامَات al-istiḵdāmāt | اِسْتِخْدَامَات istiḵdāmāt |
| Nominative | اِسْتِخْدَامَاتٌ istiḵdāmātun | الِاسْتِخْدَامَاتُ al-istiḵdāmātu | اِسْتِخْدَامَاتُ istiḵdāmātu |
| Accusative | اِسْتِخْدَامَاتٍ istiḵdāmātin | الِاسْتِخْدَامَاتِ al-istiḵdāmāti | اِسْتِخْدَامَاتِ istiḵdāmāti |
| Genitive | اِسْتِخْدَامَاتٍ istiḵdāmātin | الِاسْتِخْدَامَاتِ al-istiḵdāmāti | اِسْتِخْدَامَاتِ istiḵdāmāti |
Descendants
- → Turkish: istihdam
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “استخدام”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “خير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Pashto
Etymology
From Arabic اِسْتِخْدَام (istiḵdām).
Noun
استخدام • (estexdãm) m
- employment
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِخْدَام (istiḵdām).
Pronunciation
- Vocalised Persian: اِسْتِخدام
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /istixˈdɑːm/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ɪstɪxˈdɑːm/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /estexˈdɒːm/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /istixˈdɔm/
Noun
| Dari | استخدام |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | истихдом (istixdom) |
استخدام • (estexdâm)
- employment
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| خ د م |
Etymology
From Arabic اِسْتِخْدَام (istiḵdām). Equivalent to the verbal noun of استخدم (istaḵdam, “to use”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /is.tix.daːm/, [ɪs.tɪxˈdæːm]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
استخدام • (istiḵdām) m
- use, usage
- Synonym: استعمال (istiʕmāl)