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عمل
عمل
See also: ع م ل
Arabic
Pronunciation
Verb
عَمِلَ • (ʿamila) I, non-past يَعْمَلُ (yaʿmalu)
- to work, perform
 - to do (with deliberate thought)
 - to practice, profess
 - to produce an effect
 - to be brisk, walk fast
 - to exercise an influence
 - to govern a case
 - to take pains (عَلَى (ʿalā) with)
 - to work to an end
 - to take care of
 - to last without interruption
 
Conjugation
Conjugation of 
عَمِلَ
 (form-I sound, verbal noun عَمَل)|  verbal noun الْمَصْدَر  | 
  عَمَل 
ʿamal  | 
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|  active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل  | 
 
 ʿāmil  | 
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|  passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول  | 
 
 maʿmūl  | 
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|  active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |  
 ʿamiltu  | 
 
 ʿamilta  | 
  عَمِلَ 
ʿamila  | 
  عَمِلْتُمَا 
ʿamiltumā  | 
  عَمِلَا 
ʿamilā  | 
 
 ʿamilnā  | 
 
 ʿamiltum  | 
 
 ʿamilū  | 
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| f |  
 ʿamilti  | 
 
 ʿamilat  | 
  عَمِلَتَا 
ʿamilatā  | 
 
 ʿamiltunna  | 
 
 ʿamilna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾaʿmalu  | 
 
 taʿmalu  | 
 
 yaʿmalu  | 
  تَعْمَلَانِ 
taʿmalāni  | 
  يَعْمَلَانِ 
yaʿmalāni  | 
 
 naʿmalu  | 
 
 taʿmalūna  | 
 
 yaʿmalūna  | 
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| f |  
 taʿmalīna  | 
 
 taʿmalu  | 
  تَعْمَلَانِ 
taʿmalāni  | 
 
 taʿmalna  | 
 
 yaʿmalna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾaʿmala  | 
 
 taʿmala  | 
 
 yaʿmala  | 
  تَعْمَلَا 
taʿmalā  | 
  يَعْمَلَا 
yaʿmalā  | 
 
 naʿmala  | 
 
 taʿmalū  | 
 
 yaʿmalū  | 
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| f |  
 taʿmalī  | 
 
 taʿmala  | 
  تَعْمَلَا 
taʿmalā  | 
 
 taʿmalna  | 
 
 yaʿmalna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾaʿmal  | 
 
 taʿmal  | 
 
 yaʿmal  | 
  تَعْمَلَا 
taʿmalā  | 
  يَعْمَلَا 
yaʿmalā  | 
 
 naʿmal  | 
 
 taʿmalū  | 
 
 yaʿmalū  | 
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| f |  
 taʿmalī  | 
 
 taʿmal  | 
  تَعْمَلَا 
taʿmalā  | 
 
 taʿmalna  | 
 
 yaʿmalna  | 
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|  imperative الْأَمْر  | 
m |  
 iʿmal  | 
  اِعْمَلَا 
iʿmalā  | 
 
 iʿmalū  | 
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| f |  
 iʿmalī  | 
 
 iʿmalna  | 
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|  passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |  
 ʿumiltu  | 
 
 ʿumilta  | 
  عُمِلَ 
ʿumila  | 
  عُمِلْتُمَا 
ʿumiltumā  | 
  عُمِلَا 
ʿumilā  | 
 
 ʿumilnā  | 
 
 ʿumiltum  | 
 
 ʿumilū  | 
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| f |  
 ʿumilti  | 
 
 ʿumilat  | 
  عُمِلَتَا 
ʿumilatā  | 
 
 ʿumiltunna  | 
 
 ʿumilna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿmalu  | 
 
 tuʿmalu  | 
 
 yuʿmalu  | 
  تُعْمَلَانِ 
tuʿmalāni  | 
  يُعْمَلَانِ 
yuʿmalāni  | 
 
 nuʿmalu  | 
 
 tuʿmalūna  | 
 
 yuʿmalūna  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿmalīna  | 
 
 tuʿmalu  | 
  تُعْمَلَانِ 
tuʿmalāni  | 
 
 tuʿmalna  | 
 
 yuʿmalna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿmala  | 
 
 tuʿmala  | 
 
 yuʿmala  | 
  تُعْمَلَا 
tuʿmalā  | 
  يُعْمَلَا 
yuʿmalā  | 
 
 nuʿmala  | 
 
 tuʿmalū  | 
 
 yuʿmalū  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿmalī  | 
 
 tuʿmala  | 
  تُعْمَلَا 
tuʿmalā  | 
 
 tuʿmalna  | 
 
 yuʿmalna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿmal  | 
 
 tuʿmal  | 
 
 yuʿmal  | 
  تُعْمَلَا 
tuʿmalā  | 
  يُعْمَلَا 
yuʿmalā  | 
 
 nuʿmal  | 
 
 tuʿmalū  | 
 
 yuʿmalū  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿmalī  | 
 
 tuʿmal  | 
  تُعْمَلَا 
tuʿmalā  | 
 
 tuʿmalna  | 
 
 yuʿmalna  | 
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References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
 
Etymology 2
From the root ع م ل (ʿ-m-l).
Verb
عَمَّلَ • (ʿammala) II, non-past يُعَمِّلُ (yuʿammilu)
- to pay (someone) his fee or wages
 - to make (someone) an administrator or governor
 - to suppurate, grow cancerous
 
Conjugation
Conjugation of 
عَمَّلَ
 (form-II sound)|  verbal noun الْمَصْدَر  | 
 
 taʿmīl  | 
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|  active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل  | 
  مُعَمِّل 
muʿammil  | 
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|  passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول  | 
  مُعَمَّل 
muʿammal  | 
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|  active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |  
 ʿammaltu  | 
 
 ʿammalta  | 
  عَمَّلَ 
ʿammala  | 
  عَمَّلْتُمَا 
ʿammaltumā  | 
  عَمَّلَا 
ʿammalā  | 
 
 ʿammalnā  | 
 
 ʿammaltum  | 
 
 ʿammalū  | 
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| f |  
 ʿammalti  | 
 
 ʿammalat  | 
  عَمَّلَتَا 
ʿammalatā  | 
 
 ʿammaltunna  | 
 
 ʿammalna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿammilu  | 
 
 tuʿammilu  | 
 
 yuʿammilu  | 
  تُعَمِّلَانِ 
tuʿammilāni  | 
  يُعَمِّلَانِ 
yuʿammilāni  | 
 
 nuʿammilu  | 
 
 tuʿammilūna  | 
 
 yuʿammilūna  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿammilīna  | 
 
 tuʿammilu  | 
  تُعَمِّلَانِ 
tuʿammilāni  | 
 
 tuʿammilna  | 
 
 yuʿammilna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿammila  | 
 
 tuʿammila  | 
 
 yuʿammila  | 
  تُعَمِّلَا 
tuʿammilā  | 
  يُعَمِّلَا 
yuʿammilā  | 
 
 nuʿammila  | 
 
 tuʿammilū  | 
 
 yuʿammilū  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿammilī  | 
 
 tuʿammila  | 
  تُعَمِّلَا 
tuʿammilā  | 
 
 tuʿammilna  | 
 
 yuʿammilna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿammil  | 
 
 tuʿammil  | 
 
 yuʿammil  | 
  تُعَمِّلَا 
tuʿammilā  | 
  يُعَمِّلَا 
yuʿammilā  | 
 
 nuʿammil  | 
 
 tuʿammilū  | 
 
 yuʿammilū  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿammilī  | 
 
 tuʿammil  | 
  تُعَمِّلَا 
tuʿammilā  | 
 
 tuʿammilna  | 
 
 yuʿammilna  | 
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|  imperative الْأَمْر  | 
m |   عَمِّلْ 
ʿammil  | 
  عَمِّلَا 
ʿammilā  | 
 
 ʿammilū  | 
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| f |  
 ʿammilī  | 
 
 ʿammilna  | 
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|  passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |  
 ʿummiltu  | 
 
 ʿummilta  | 
  عُمِّلَ 
ʿummila  | 
  عُمِّلْتُمَا 
ʿummiltumā  | 
  عُمِّلَا 
ʿummilā  | 
 
 ʿummilnā  | 
 
 ʿummiltum  | 
 
 ʿummilū  | 
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| f |  
 ʿummilti  | 
 
 ʿummilat  | 
  عُمِّلَتَا 
ʿummilatā  | 
 
 ʿummiltunna  | 
 
 ʿummilna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿammalu  | 
 
 tuʿammalu  | 
 
 yuʿammalu  | 
  تُعَمَّلَانِ 
tuʿammalāni  | 
  يُعَمَّلَانِ 
yuʿammalāni  | 
 
 nuʿammalu  | 
 
 tuʿammalūna  | 
 
 yuʿammalūna  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿammalīna  | 
 
 tuʿammalu  | 
  تُعَمَّلَانِ 
tuʿammalāni  | 
 
 tuʿammalna  | 
 
 yuʿammalna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿammala  | 
 
 tuʿammala  | 
 
 yuʿammala  | 
  تُعَمَّلَا 
tuʿammalā  | 
  يُعَمَّلَا 
yuʿammalā  | 
 
 nuʿammala  | 
 
 tuʿammalū  | 
 
 yuʿammalū  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿammalī  | 
 
 tuʿammala  | 
  تُعَمَّلَا 
tuʿammalā  | 
 
 tuʿammalna  | 
 
 yuʿammalna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾuʿammal  | 
 
 tuʿammal  | 
 
 yuʿammal  | 
  تُعَمَّلَا 
tuʿammalā  | 
  يُعَمَّلَا 
yuʿammalā  | 
 
 nuʿammal  | 
 
 tuʿammalū  | 
 
 yuʿammalū  | 
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| f |  
 tuʿammalī  | 
 
 tuʿammal  | 
  تُعَمَّلَا 
tuʿammalā  | 
 
 tuʿammalna  | 
 
 yuʿammalna  | 
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References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
 
Etymology 3
Noun
عَمَل • (ʿamal) m (plural أَعْمَال (ʾaʿmāl))
Declension
Declension of noun عَمَل (ʿamal)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal |  عَمَل ʿamal  | 
 الْعَمَل al-ʿamal  | 
 عَمَل ʿamal  | 
| Nominative |  عَمَلٌ ʿamalun  | 
 الْعَمَلُ al-ʿamalu  | 
 عَمَلُ ʿamalu  | 
| Accusative |  عَمَلًا ʿamalan  | 
 الْعَمَلَ al-ʿamala  | 
 عَمَلَ ʿamala  | 
| Genitive |  عَمَلٍ ʿamalin  | 
 الْعَمَلِ al-ʿamali  | 
 عَمَلِ ʿamali  | 
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | 
| Informal |  عَمَلَيْن ʿamalayn  | 
 الْعَمَلَيْن al-ʿamalayn  | 
 عَمَلَيْ ʿamalay  | 
| Nominative |  عَمَلَانِ ʿamalāni  | 
 الْعَمَلَانِ al-ʿamalāni  | 
 عَمَلَا ʿamalā  | 
| Accusative |  عَمَلَيْنِ ʿamalayni  | 
 الْعَمَلَيْنِ al-ʿamalayni  | 
 عَمَلَيْ ʿamalay  | 
| Genitive |  عَمَلَيْنِ ʿamalayni  | 
 الْعَمَلَيْنِ al-ʿamalayni  | 
 عَمَلَيْ ʿamalay  | 
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal |  أَعْمَال ʾaʿmāl  | 
 الْأَعْمَال al-ʾaʿmāl  | 
 أَعْمَال ʾaʿmāl  | 
| Nominative |  أَعْمَالٌ ʾaʿmālun  | 
 الْأَعْمَالُ al-ʾaʿmālu  | 
 أَعْمَالُ ʾaʿmālu  | 
| Accusative |  أَعْمَالًا ʾaʿmālan  | 
 الْأَعْمَالَ al-ʾaʿmāla  | 
 أَعْمَالَ ʾaʿmāla  | 
| Genitive |  أَعْمَالٍ ʾaʿmālin  | 
 الْأَعْمَالِ al-ʾaʿmāli  | 
 أَعْمَالِ ʾaʿmāli  | 
Descendants
- Bashkir: ғәмәл (ğämäl)
 
Egyptian Arabic
Verb
عمل • (ʿamal) (perfect, imperfect يعمل (yiʿmil), Verb form I)
- to do
 
Conjugation
conjugation of عمل —verb form i
| verbal noun | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| active participle | عامل (ʿāmil) | |||||||
| passive participle | معمول (maʿmūl) | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| past | m |  عملت  (ʿamált)  | 
 عملت  (ʿamált)  | 
 عمل  (ʿámal)  | 
 عملنا  (ʿamálna)  | 
 عملتوا  (ʿamáltu)  | 
 عملوا  (ʿámalu)  | 
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| f |  عملتي  (ʿamálti)  | 
 عملت  (ʿámalit)  | 
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|  present  subjunctive  | 
m |  اعمل  (áʿmil)  | 
 تعمل  (tíʿmil)  | 
 يعمل  (yíʿmil)  | 
 نعمل  (níʿmil)  | 
 تعملوا  (tiʿmilu)  | 
 يعملوا  (yiʿmílu)  | 
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| f |  تعملي  (tiʿmíli)  | 
 تعمل  (tíʿmil)  | 
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|  present  indicative  | 
m |  بعمل  (báʿmil)  | 
 بتعمل  (bitíʿmil)  | 
 بيعمل  (biyíʿmil)  | 
 بنعمل  (biníʿmil)  | 
 بتعملوا  (bitiʿmílu)  | 
 بيعملوا  (biyiʿmílu)  | 
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| f |  بتعملي  (bitiʿmíli)  | 
 بتعمل  (bitíʿmil)  | 
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| future | m |  حعمل  (ħáʿmil)  | 
 حتعمل  (ħatíʿmil)  | 
 حيعمل  (ħayíʿmil)  | 
 حنعمل  (ħaníʿmil)  | 
 حتعملوا  (ħatiʿmílu)  | 
 حيعملوا  (ħayiʿmílu)  | 
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| f |  حتعملي  (ħatiʿmíli)  | 
 حتعمل  (ħatíʿmil)  | 
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| imperative | m |  اعمل  (iʿmil)  | 
 اعملوا  (iʿmílu)  | 
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| f |  اعملي  (iʿmíli)  | 
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Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔæˈmæl]
 
Noun
عمل • ('amal) (plural اعمال (a'mâl) or عملها ('amal-hâ))
Inflection
basic forms of عمل
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| bare | عمل ('amál) |  عملها ('amal-hấ) عملا ('amalấ) (colloquial)  | 
| definitive direct object |  عمل را ('amál râ) عمل رو ('amálo) (colloquial)  | 
 عملها را ('amal-hấ râ) عملا رو ('amalấ ro) (colloquial)  | 
| ezâfé | عمل ('amál-e) |  عملهای ('amal-hấ-ye) عملای ('amalấ-ye) (colloquial)  | 
|  marked indefinite,  relative definite  | 
عملی ('amál-i) |  عملهایی ('amal-hấ-i) عملایی ('amalấi) (colloquial)  | 
possessive forms of عمل
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular (my) | عملم ('amálam) |  عملهایم ('amal-hấyam)  عملهام، عملام ('amalấm) (colloquial)  | 
| 2nd person singular (your) |  عملت ('amálat)  ('amálet) (colloquial)  | 
 عملهایت ('amal-hấyat)  عملهات، عملات ('amalất) (colloquial)  | 
| 3rd person singular (his/her/its) |  عملش ('amálaš)  ('amáleš) (colloquial)  | 
 عملهایش ('amal-hấyaš)  عملهاش، عملاش ('amalấš) (colloquial)  | 
| 1st person plural (our) |  عملمان ('amálemân)  عملمون ('amálemun) (colloquial)  | 
 عملهایمان ('amal-hấyemân)  عملهامون، عملامون ('amalấmun) (colloquial)  | 
| 2nd person plural (your) |  عملتان ('amáletân)  عملتون ('amáletun) (colloquial)  | 
 عملهایتان ('amal-hấyetân)  عملهاتون، عملاتون ('amalấtun) (colloquial)  | 
| 3rd person plural (their) |  عملشان ('amálešân)  عملشون ('amálešun) (colloquial)  | 
 عملهایشان ('amal-hấyešân)  عملهاشون، عملاشون ('amalấšun) (colloquial)  | 
Synonyms
Derived terms
- عمل کردن ('amal kardan)
 - عملی ('amali)