معمول

معمول

Arabic

Root
ع م ل‎ (ʿ-m-l)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَمِلَ‎ (ʿamila).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʕ.muːl/

Adjective

مَعْمُول • (maʿmūl) (feminine مَعْمُولَة‎ (maʿmūla), masculine plural مَعْمُولُونَ‎ (maʿmūlūna), feminine plural مَعْمُولَات‎ (maʿmūlāt))

1. passive participle of عَمِلَ‎ (ʿamila)

Declension

Declension of adjective مَعْمُول (maʿmūl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْمُول maʿmūl	الْمَعْمُول‎ al-maʿmūl	مَعْمُولَة‎ maʿmūla	الْمَعْمُولَة‎ al-maʿmūla
Nominative	مَعْمُولٌ maʿmūlun	الْمَعْمُولُ‎ al-maʿmūlu	مَعْمُولَةٌ‎ maʿmūlatun	الْمَعْمُولَةُ‎ al-maʿmūlatu
Accusative	مَعْمُولًا‎ maʿmūlan	الْمَعْمُولَ‎ al-maʿmūla	مَعْمُولَةً‎ maʿmūlatan	الْمَعْمُولَةَ‎ al-maʿmūlata
Genitive	مَعْمُولٍ maʿmūlin	الْمَعْمُولِ‎ al-maʿmūli	مَعْمُولَةٍ‎ maʿmūlatin	الْمَعْمُولَةِ‎ al-maʿmūlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْمُولَيْن‎ maʿmūlayn	الْمَعْمُولَيْن‎ al-maʿmūlayn	مَعْمُولَتَيْن‎ maʿmūlatayn	الْمَعْمُولَتَيْن‎ al-maʿmūlatayn
Nominative	مَعْمُولَانِ‎ maʿmūlāni	الْمَعْمُولَانِ‎ al-maʿmūlāni	مَعْمُولَتَانِ‎ maʿmūlatāni	الْمَعْمُولَتَانِ‎ al-maʿmūlatāni
Accusative	مَعْمُولَيْنِ‎ maʿmūlayni	الْمَعْمُولَيْنِ‎ al-maʿmūlayni	مَعْمُولَتَيْنِ‎ maʿmūlatayni	الْمَعْمُولَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʿmūlatayni
Genitive	مَعْمُولَيْنِ‎ maʿmūlayni	الْمَعْمُولَيْنِ‎ al-maʿmūlayni	مَعْمُولَتَيْنِ‎ maʿmūlatayni	الْمَعْمُولَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʿmūlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْمُولِين‎ maʿmūlīn	الْمَعْمُولِين‎ al-maʿmūlīn	مَعْمُولَات‎ maʿmūlāt	الْمَعْمُولَات‎ al-maʿmūlāt
Nominative	مَعْمُولُونَ‎ maʿmūlūna	الْمَعْمُولُونَ‎ al-maʿmūlūna	مَعْمُولَاتٌ‎ maʿmūlātun	الْمَعْمُولَاتُ‎ al-maʿmūlātu
Accusative	مَعْمُولِينَ‎ maʿmūlīna	الْمَعْمُولِينَ‎ al-maʿmūlīna	مَعْمُولَاتٍ‎ maʿmūlātin	الْمَعْمُولَاتِ‎ al-maʿmūlāti
Genitive	مَعْمُولِينَ‎ maʿmūlīna	الْمَعْمُولِينَ‎ al-maʿmūlīna	مَعْمُولَاتٍ‎ maʿmūlātin	الْمَعْمُولَاتِ‎ al-maʿmūlāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: məmul
• → Ottoman Turkish: معمول‎ (mamûl)
  • Turkish: mamul
• → Persian: معمول‎ (ma'mul)
• → Urdu: معمول‎ (maʻmūl, vulg. māmūl)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْمُول‎ (maʿmūl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maʔˈmuːl/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /maʔˈmuːl/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mæʔˈmuːl/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /maʔˈmul/

Adjective

Dari	معمول
Iranian Persian
Tajik	маъмул (maʾmul)

معمول • (ma'mul)

1. normal
2. usual

Related terms

• معمولاً‎ (ma'mulan)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْمُول‎ (maʿmūl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə(ʔ).muːl/

Adjective

مَعْمُول • (maʻmūl, vulg. māmūl) (Hindi spelling मामूल)

1. made, prepared; acted upon; (grammar) governed
2. established, customary, wonted, usual

Noun

مَعْمُول • (maʻmūl, vulg. māmūl) m (Hindi spelling मामूल)

1. action, operation
2. usage, established custom, practice; habit
3. fixed allowance or gratuity

Further reading

• “معمول”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “معمول”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.