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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maʔ.ˈmuːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäʔ.múːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäʔ.múːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.múːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.múl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæʔ.múːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäʔ.múl]

Readings
Classical reading?	ma'mūl
Dari reading?	ma'mūl
Iranian reading?	ma'mul
Tajik reading?	maʾmul

Adjective

Dari	معمول
Iranian Persian
Tajik	маъмул

معمول • (ma'mul)

1. normal
2. usual

Related terms

• معمولاً (ma'mulan)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْمُول (maʕmūl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə(ʔ).muːl/

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 (urdū luġat) (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.