خامل

Arabic

Root
خ م ل (ḵ-m-l)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb خَمَلَ (ḵamala, “to be obliterated”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaː.mil/
• Rhymes: -il

Adjective

خَامِل • (ḵāmil) (feminine خَامِلَة (ḵāmila))

1. inactive, sluggish, lazy, lethargic
2. (chemistry) inert, inactive

   غَاز خَامِل ― ḡāz ḵāmil ― an inert gas

Declension

Declension of adjective خَامِل (ḵāmil)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَامِل ḵāmil	الْخَامِل al-ḵāmil	خَامِلَة ḵāmila	الْخَامِلَة al-ḵāmila
Nominative	خَامِلٌ ḵāmilun	الْخَامِلُ al-ḵāmilu	خَامِلَةٌ ḵāmilatun	الْخَامِلَةُ al-ḵāmilatu
Accusative	خَامِلًا ḵāmilan	الْخَامِلَ al-ḵāmila	خَامِلَةً ḵāmilatan	الْخَامِلَةَ al-ḵāmilata
Genitive	خَامِلٍ ḵāmilin	الْخَامِلِ al-ḵāmili	خَامِلَةٍ ḵāmilatin	الْخَامِلَةِ al-ḵāmilati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَامِلَيْن ḵāmilayn	الْخَامِلَيْن al-ḵāmilayn	خَامِلَتَيْن ḵāmilatayn	الْخَامِلَتَيْن al-ḵāmilatayn
Nominative	خَامِلَانِ ḵāmilāni	الْخَامِلَانِ al-ḵāmilāni	خَامِلَتَانِ ḵāmilatāni	الْخَامِلَتَانِ al-ḵāmilatāni
Accusative	خَامِلَيْنِ ḵāmilayni	الْخَامِلَيْنِ al-ḵāmilayni	خَامِلَتَيْنِ ḵāmilatayni	الْخَامِلَتَيْنِ al-ḵāmilatayni
Genitive	خَامِلَيْنِ ḵāmilayni	الْخَامِلَيْنِ al-ḵāmilayni	خَامِلَتَيْنِ ḵāmilatayni	الْخَامِلَتَيْنِ al-ḵāmilatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	خَامِلَات ḵāmilāt	الْخَامِلَات al-ḵāmilāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	خَامِلَاتٌ ḵāmilātun	الْخَامِلَاتُ al-ḵāmilātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	خَامِلَاتٍ ḵāmilātin	الْخَامِلَاتِ al-ḵāmilāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	خَامِلَاتٍ ḵāmilātin	الْخَامِلَاتِ al-ḵāmilāti

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ م ل
2 terms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaː.mil/, [ˈxæː.mɪl]

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Adjective

خامل • (ḵāmel) (feminine خاملة (ḵāmle))

1. sluggish, listless, apathetic, phlegmatic

   Synonym: بارد (bāred)

See also

• كسلان (kaslān, “lazy”), تنبل (tanbal, “lazy”)