Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ه م ل (h-m-l)

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

Adjective edit

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

  1. careless
  2. negligent
Declension edit
References edit
  • 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 edit

Root
ه م ل (h-m-l)

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

Adjective edit

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)
Declension edit
References edit