Conjugation of the Arabic Verb عَمِلَ (ʿamila)

عَمِلَ

ʿamila

Meaning

to work

Root (الجذر)

ع م ل

Form (الوزن)

Form I (sound)

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

عَمَل (ʿamal)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

عَامِل (ʿāmil)

Past Tense (الماضي)

The past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. It expresses completed actions.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	عَمِلْتُ	ʿamiltu
أَنْتَ	anta	عَمِلْتَ	ʿamilta
هُوَ	huwa	عَمِلَ	ʿamila
هِيَ	hiya	عَمِلَتْ	ʿamilat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	عَمِلْنَا	ʿamilnā
هُمْ	hum	عَمِلُوا	ʿamilū

The present tense is formed with prefixes (and sometimes suffixes). It expresses ongoing, habitual, or future actions.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَعْمَلُ	aʿmalu
أَنْتَ	anta	تَعْمَلُ	taʿmalu
هُوَ	huwa	يَعْمَلُ	yaʿmalu
هِيَ	hiya	تَعْمَلُ	taʿmalu
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَعْمَلُ	naʿmalu
هُمْ	hum	يَعْمَلُونَ	yaʿmalūna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	اِعْمَلْ	iʿmal
أَنْتُمْ	antum	اِعْمَلُوا	iʿmalū

Present

أَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.

Aʿmalu fī maktabin.

I work in an office.

Past

عَمِلَ طَبِيبًا.

ʿAmila ṭabīban.

He worked as a doctor.

Participle

هُوَ عَامِلٌ مُجْتَهِدٌ.

Huwa ʿāmilun mujtahidun.

He is a hardworking worker.