Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ه م ل (h m l)
2 terms

Derived from the active participle of أَهْمَلَ (ʔahmala, to neglect, to overlook).

Adjective

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مُهْمِل (muhmil) (feminine مُهْمِلَة (muhmila), masculine plural مُهْمِلُونَ (muhmilūna), feminine plural مُهْمِلَات (muhmilāt))

  1. careless
  2. negligent
Declension
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “همل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Root
ه م ل (h m l)
2 terms

Derived from the passive participle of أَهْمَلَ (ʔahmala, to neglect, to overlook, to leave unpointed (letter)).

Adjective

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مُهْمَل (muhmal) (feminine مُهْمَلَة (muhmala), masculine plural مُهْمَلُونَ (muhmalūna), feminine plural مُهْمَلَات (muhmalāt))

  1. neglected
  2. obsolete, antiquated
  3. meaningless
  4. (grammar) unpointed (letter)
    Antonym: مُعْجَم (muʕjam)
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