مهمل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of أَهْمَلَ‎ (ʔahmala, “to neglect, to overlook”), from the root ه م ل‎ (h-m-l).

Adjective

مُهْمِل • (muhmil) (feminine مُهْمِلَة‎ (muhmila), masculine plural مُهْمِلُونَ‎ (muhmilūna), feminine plural مُهْمِلَات‎ (muhmilāt))

  1. careless
  2. negligent
Declension
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “همل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of أَهْمَلَ‎ (ʔahmala, “to neglect, to overlook, to leave unpointed (letter)”), from the root ه م ل‎ (h-m-l).

Adjective

مُهْمَل • (muhmal) (feminine مُهْمَلَة‎ (muhmala), masculine plural مُهْمَلُونَ‎ (muhmalūna), feminine plural مُهْمَلَات‎ (muhmalāt))

  1. neglected
  2. obsolete, antiquated
  3. meaningless
  4. (grammar) unpointed (letter)
    Antonym: مُعْجَم‎ (muʕjam)
Declension
References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مهمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “همل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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