حامل
See also: جامل
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of حَمَلَ (ḥamala, “to carry”).
Adjective
حَامِل • (ḥāmil) (feminine plural حَوَامِلُ (ḥawāmilu))
- pregnant
Usage notes
- Due to its semantic constraints, حَامِل (ḥāmil, “pregnant”) is virtually always encountered in the feminine. As with some other gender-specific words, like حائِض (ḥāʾiḍ, “menstruating”), the feminine ending is usually omitted. (The form حامِلة (ḥāmila) is a rarer variant, whence Persian حامله (hâmele) and its descendants.)
- When used as a participle of حَمَلَ (ḥamala), حَامِل (ḥāmil, “carrying”) behaves like a normal participle.
Declension
Declension of adjective حَامِل (ḥāmil)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | basic singular triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | — | حَامِل ḥāmil | الْحَامِل al-ḥāmil |
| Nominative | — | — | حَامِلٌ ḥāmilun | الْحَامِلُ al-ḥāmilu |
| Accusative | — | — | حَامِلًا ḥāmilan | الْحَامِلَ al-ḥāmila |
| Genitive | — | — | حَامِلٍ ḥāmilin | الْحَامِلِ al-ḥāmili |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | — | حَامِلَيْن ḥāmilayn | الْحَامِلَيْن al-ḥāmilayn |
| Nominative | — | — | حَامِلَانِ ḥāmilāni | الْحَامِلَانِ al-ḥāmilāni |
| Accusative | — | — | حَامِلَيْنِ ḥāmilayni | الْحَامِلَيْنِ al-ḥāmilayni |
| Genitive | — | — | حَامِلَيْنِ ḥāmilayni | الْحَامِلَيْنِ al-ḥāmilayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| — | basic broken plural diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | — | حَوَامِل ḥawāmil | الْحَوَامِل al-ḥawāmil |
| Nominative | — | — | حَوَامِلُ ḥawāmilu | الْحَوَامِلُ al-ḥawāmilu |
| Accusative | — | — | حَوَامِلَ ḥawāmila | الْحَوَامِلَ al-ḥawāmila |
| Genitive | — | — | حَوَامِلَ ḥawāmila | الْحَوَامِلِ al-ḥawāmili |
Synonyms
- حُبْلَى (ḥublā)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: hamil
- → Persian: حامله (hâmila > hâmele)
- → Azerbaijani: hamilə
- → Turkish: hamile