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استعمل

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See also: أستعمل

Arabic

Etymology

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Compare عَمِلَ (ʕamila, to work).

Pronunciation

Verb

اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala) X (non-past يَسْتَعْمِلُ (yastaʕmilu), verbal noun اِسْتِعْمَال (istiʕmāl))

  1. to use, make use of
  2. to ask to work
  3. to employ in a work
  4. to hire workmen
  5. to make (someone) an administrator or governor

Conjugation

More information verbal noun الْمَصْدَر, active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل ...

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

استعمل (istaʕmil) X (non-past يستخدم (yistaʕmil))

  1. to use, to exercise

Conjugation

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1 The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَعْمَلَ (istaʕmala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.taʕ.mal/, [ɪsˈtaʕ.mal]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

استعمل (istaʕmal) X (present بستعمل (bistaʕmel))

  1. to use
    Synonym: استخدم (istaḵdam)
    استعملنا كلّ الطرق.istaʕmalna kull iṭ-ṭoroʔ.We employed every method.

Conjugation

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