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
Declension of adjective مَعْمُول (maʕmūl)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَعْمُول
maʕmūl		 الْمَعْمُول‎
al-maʕmūl		 مَعْمُولَة‎
maʕmūla		 الْمَعْمُولَة‎
al-maʕmūla
Nominative مَعْمُولٌ
maʕmūlun		 الْمَعْمُولُ‎
al-maʕmūlu		 مَعْمُولَةٌ‎
maʕmūlatun		 الْمَعْمُولَةُ‎
al-maʕmūlatu
Accusative مَعْمُولًا‎
maʕmūlan		 الْمَعْمُولَ‎
al-maʕmūla		 مَعْمُولَةً‎
maʕmūlatan		 الْمَعْمُولَةَ‎
al-maʕmūlata
Genitive مَعْمُولٍ
maʕmūlin		 الْمَعْمُولِ‎
al-maʕmūli		 مَعْمُولَةٍ‎
maʕmūlatin		 الْمَعْمُولَةِ‎
al-maʕmūlati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَعْمُولَيْن‎
maʕmūlayn		 الْمَعْمُولَيْن‎
al-maʕmūlayn		 مَعْمُولَتَيْن‎
maʕmūlatayn		 الْمَعْمُولَتَيْن‎
al-maʕmūlatayn
Nominative مَعْمُولَانِ‎
maʕmūlāni		 الْمَعْمُولَانِ‎
al-maʕmūlāni		 مَعْمُولَتَانِ‎
maʕmūlatāni		 الْمَعْمُولَتَانِ‎
al-maʕmūlatāni
Accusative مَعْمُولَيْنِ‎
maʕmūlayni		 الْمَعْمُولَيْنِ‎
al-maʕmūlayni		 مَعْمُولَتَيْنِ‎
maʕmūlatayni		 الْمَعْمُولَتَيْنِ‎
al-maʕmūlatayni
Genitive مَعْمُولَيْنِ‎
maʕmūlayni		 الْمَعْمُولَيْنِ‎
al-maʕmūlayni		 مَعْمُولَتَيْنِ‎
maʕmūlatayni		 الْمَعْمُولَتَيْنِ‎
al-maʕmūlatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَعْمُولِين‎
maʕmūlīn		 الْمَعْمُولِين‎
al-maʕmūlīn		 مَعْمُولَات‎
maʕmūlāt		 الْمَعْمُولَات‎
al-maʕmūlāt
Nominative مَعْمُولُونَ‎
maʕmūlūna		 الْمَعْمُولُونَ‎
al-maʕmūlūna		 مَعْمُولَاتٌ‎
maʕmūlātun		 الْمَعْمُولَاتُ‎
al-maʕmūlātu
Accusative مَعْمُولِينَ‎
maʕmūlīna		 الْمَعْمُولِينَ‎
al-maʕmūlīna		 مَعْمُولَاتٍ‎
maʕmūlātin		 الْمَعْمُولَاتِ‎
al-maʕmūlāti
Genitive مَعْمُولِينَ‎
maʕmūlīna		 الْمَعْمُولِينَ‎
al-maʕmūlīna		 مَعْمُولَاتٍ‎
maʕmūlātin		 الْمَعْمُولَاتِ‎
al-maʕmūlāti

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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