استعمل

العربية

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استعمل

/is.taʕ.ma.la/

Where it comes from

Compare عَمِلَ (ʕamila, “to work”).

verb اِسْتَعْمَلَ · istaʕmala · يَسْتَعْمِلُ · اِسْتِعْمَال · مُسْتَعْمِل

to use, make use of
to ask to work
to employ in a work
to hire workmen
to make (someone) an administrator or governor

In English

use employ, apply
hire to employ
utilise to make use of; to use

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MLA

"استعمل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

استعمل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84

Chicago

"استعمل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استعمل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}