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360 times in the Quran · 4 word forms · rank 19
The Quran root ع م ل ʿ-m-l
Words built from the root ع م ل ([ʿ-m-l]) appear 360 times in the Quran. The most common is عَمِلَ, “do”, which comes 276 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| عَمِلَ | ʿamila | do · you do | 276 | |
| عَمَل | ʿamal | deeds · deed | 71 | |
| عامِل | ʿaamil | workers · working | 12 | |
| عامِلَة | ʿaamila | Laboring | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقًا قَالُوا هَٰذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَأُتُوا بِهِ مُتَشَابِهًا وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٢٥
وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū · and do
And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:25)
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٦٢
وَعَمِلَ waʿamila · and did
Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] - those [among them] who believed in Allāh and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:62)
قُلْ أَتُحَاجُّونَنَا فِي اللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ وَلَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُخْلِصُونَ ١٣٩
أَعْمَالُنَا aʿmālunā · (are) our deeds
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Do you argue with us about Allāh while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. And we are sincere [in deed and intention] to Him." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:139)
أُولَٰئِكَ جَزَاؤُهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَجَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ ١٣٦
الْعَامِلِينَ l-ʿāmilīna · (for) the (righteous) workers
Those - their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens beneath which rivers flow [in Paradise], wherein they will abide eternally; and excellent is the reward of the [righteous] workers. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:136)
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ ٣
عَامِلَةٌ ʿāmilatun · Laboring
Working [hard] and exhausted. (Surah Al-Ghashiyah, 88:3)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 23×
- Surah Hud · 16×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 14×
- Surah At-Tawbah · 14×
- Surah An-Nisa · 12×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 12×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.