Appendix:Arabic roots/ح م ل

Arabic

Etymology

The sense “be pregnant” can, of course, be derived from “carry” without any difficulty. Nevertheless consider the phonetic similarity with ح ب ل (ḥ b l).

Root

ح م ل • (ḥ m l)

1. Related to carrying
2. Related to being pregnant

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: حَمَلَ (ḥamala)
  • Active participle: حَامِل (ḥāmil)
  • Passive participle: مَحْمُول (maḥmūl)
• Form II: حَمَّلَ (ḥammala)
  • Verbal noun: تَحْمِيل (taḥmīl)
  • Active participle: مُحَمِّل (muḥammil)
  • Passive participle: مُحَمَّل (muḥammal)
• Form IV: أَحْمَلَ (ʔaḥmala)
  • Verbal noun: إِحْمَال (ʔiḥmāl)
  • Active participle: مُحْمِل (muḥmil)
  • Passive participle: مُحْمَل (muḥmal)
• Form V: تَحَمَّلَ (taḥammala)
  • Verbal noun: تَحَمُّل (taḥammul)
  • Active participle: مُتَحَمِّل (mutaḥammil)
  • Passive participle: مُتَحَمَّل (mutaḥammal)
• Form VI: تَحَامَلَ (taḥāmala)
  • Verbal noun: تَحَامُل (taḥāmul)
  • Active participle: مُتَحَامِل (mutaḥāmil)
  • Passive participle: مُتَحَامَل (mutaḥāmal)
• Form VII: اِنْحَمَلَ (inḥamala)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْحِمَال (inḥimāl)
  • Active participle: مُنْحَمِل (munḥamil)
• Form VIII: اِحْتَمَلَ (iḥtamala)
  • Verbal noun: اِحْتِمَال (iḥtimāl)
  • Active participle: مُحْتَمِل (muḥtamil)
  • Passive participle: مُحْتَمَل (muḥtamal)
• Form X: اِسْتَحْمَلَ (istaḥmala)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِحْمَال (istiḥmāl)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَحْمِل (mustaḥmil)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَحْمَل (mustaḥmal)

Adjectives

• حامِل (ḥāmil)