استعمل

See also: أستعمل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع م ل (ʕ-m-l); compare عَمِلَ (ʕamila, to work).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.taʕ.ma.la/

Verb

اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala) X, non-past يَسْتَعْمِلُ‎ (yastaʕmilu)

  1. to use, make use of
  2. to ask to work
  3. to employ in a work
  4. to hire workmen
  5. to make (someone) an administrator or governor

Conjugation

References

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala).

Verb

استعمل (istaʿmil) (perfect, imperfect يستخدم (yistaʿmil))

  1. to use, to exercise

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م ل

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.taʕ.mal/, [ɪsˈtaʕ.mal]
  • (file)

Verb

استعمل (istaʕmal) (form X, present بستعمل (bistaʕmel))

  1. to use
    استعملنا كلّ الطرق.
    istaʕmalna kull iṭ-ṭoroʔ.
    We employed every method.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    Synonym: استخدم (istaḵdam)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of استعمل (staʕmal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استعملت (staʕmalt) استعملت (staʕmalt) استعمل (staʕmal) استعملنا (staʕmalna) استعملتو (staʕmaltu) استعملو (staʕmalu)
f استعملتي (staʕmalti) استعملت (staʕmalat)
present m بستعمل (bastaʕmel) بتستعمل (btistaʕmel) بستعمل (bistaʕmel) منستعمل (mnistaʕmel) بتستعملو (btistaʕmelu) بستعملو (bistaʕmelu)
f بتستعملي (btistaʕmeli) بتستعمل (btistaʕmel)
subjunctive m استعمل (astaʕmel) تستعمل (tistaʕmel) يستعمل (yistaʕmel) نستعمل (nistaʕmel) تستعملو (tistaʕmelu) يستعملو (yistaʕmelu)
f تستعملي (tistaʕmeli) تستعمل (tistaʕmel)
imperative m استعمل (staʕmel) استعملو (staʕmelu)
f استعملي (staʕmeli)
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