استخدام

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ د م‎ (ḵ-d-m), from اِسْتَخْدَمَ‎ (istaḵdama).

Pronunciation

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Noun

اِسْتِخْدَام • (istiḵdām) m (plural اِسْتِخْدَامَات‎ (istiḵdāmāt))

verbal noun of اِسْتَخْدَمَ‎ (istaḵdama) (form X)
use
making use of or hiring one's services
looking out for work or service

Declension

Declension of noun اِسْتِخْدَام (istiḵdām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِخْدَام istiḵdām	الِاسْتِخْدَام‎ al-istiḵdām	اِسْتِخْدَام istiḵdām
Nominative	اِسْتِخْدَامٌ istiḵdāmun	الِاسْتِخْدَامُ‎ al-istiḵdāmu	اِسْتِخْدَامُ istiḵdāmu
Accusative	اِسْتِخْدَامًا‎ istiḵdāman	الِاسْتِخْدَامَ‎ al-istiḵdāma	اِسْتِخْدَامَ istiḵdāma
Genitive	اِسْتِخْدَامٍ istiḵdāmin	الِاسْتِخْدَامِ‎ al-istiḵdāmi	اِسْتِخْدَامِ istiḵdāmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِخْدَامَيْن‎ istiḵdāmayn	الِاسْتِخْدَامَيْن‎ al-istiḵdāmayn	اِسْتِخْدَامَيْ‎ istiḵdāmay
Nominative	اِسْتِخْدَامَانِ‎ istiḵdāmāni	الِاسْتِخْدَامَانِ‎ al-istiḵdāmāni	اِسْتِخْدَامَا‎ istiḵdāmā
Accusative	اِسْتِخْدَامَيْنِ‎ istiḵdāmayni	الِاسْتِخْدَامَيْنِ‎ al-istiḵdāmayni	اِسْتِخْدَامَيْ‎ istiḵdāmay
Genitive	اِسْتِخْدَامَيْنِ‎ istiḵdāmayni	الِاسْتِخْدَامَيْنِ‎ al-istiḵdāmayni	اِسْتِخْدَامَيْ‎ istiḵdāmay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِخْدَامَات‎ istiḵdāmāt	الِاسْتِخْدَامَات‎ al-istiḵdāmāt	اِسْتِخْدَامَات‎ istiḵdāmāt
Nominative	اِسْتِخْدَامَاتٌ‎ istiḵdāmātun	الِاسْتِخْدَامَاتُ‎ al-istiḵdāmātu	اِسْتِخْدَامَاتُ‎ istiḵdāmātu
Accusative	اِسْتِخْدَامَاتٍ‎ istiḵdāmātin	الِاسْتِخْدَامَاتِ‎ al-istiḵdāmāti	اِسْتِخْدَامَاتِ‎ istiḵdāmāti
Genitive	اِسْتِخْدَامَاتٍ‎ istiḵdāmātin	الِاسْتِخْدَامَاتِ‎ al-istiḵdāmāti	اِسْتِخْدَامَاتِ‎ istiḵdāmāti

Descendants

→ Turkish: istihdam

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “استخدام”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “خير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتِخْدَام‎ (istiḵdām).

Noun

استخدام • (estexdām) m

employment

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِخْدَام‎ (istiḵdām).

Pronunciation

Vocalised Persian: اِسْتِخدام

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /istixˈdɑːm/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɪstɪxˈdɑːm/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /estexˈdɒːm/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /istixˈdɔm/

Noun

Iranian Persian	استخدام
Dari	استخدام
Tajik	истихдом (istixdom)

استخدام • (estexdâm)

employment

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ د م‎

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتِخْدَام‎ (istiḵdām). Equivalent to the verbal noun of استخدم‎ (istaḵdam, “to use”) .

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /is.tix.daːm/, [ɪs.tɪxˈdæːm]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

استخدام • (istiḵdām) m

use, usage
Synonym: استعمال‎ (istiʕmāl)

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