معمول

Arabic

Root
ع م ل‎ (ʕ-m-l)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʕ.muːl/

Adjective

مَعْمُول • (maʕmūl) (feminine مَعْمُولَة‎ (maʕmūla), masculine plural مَعْمُولُونَ‎ (maʕmūlūna), feminine plural مَعْمُولَات‎ (maʕmūlāt))

  1. passive participle of عَمِلَ‎ (ʕamila)

Declension

Descendants

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْمُول‎ (maʕmūl).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /maʔˈmul/

Adjective

Dari معمول
Iranian Persian
Tajik маъмул (maʾmul)

معمول • (ma'mul)

  1. normal
  2. usual

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْمُول‎ (maʕmūl).

Pronunciation

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.
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