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work in Arabic

عَمَل ʕamal

/wɜː(ɹ)k//wɜːk/

work in Arabic: عَمَل (ʕamal), شُغْل (šuḡl), خِدْمَة (ḵidma), وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa). In English, work means labour, occupation, job.

Arabic words for work

labour, employment, occupation, job
عَمَل ʕamal, شُغْل šuḡl, خِدْمَة ḵidma, وَظِيفَة waẓīfa, شغل šuḡl, خدمة ḵedma
literary, artistic, or intellectual production
مُصَنَّف muṣannaf, مُؤَلَّف muʔallaf, عَمَل ʕamal
intransitive: to do a specific task
عَمِلَ ʕamila, اِشْتَغَلَ ištaḡala, اشتغل ištaḡal, خدم ḵedem
to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for — see also function, effectuate, run
سَارَ sāra

English meaning of work

  1. noun Labour, occupation, job.
  2. noun The place where one is employed.
  3. noun One's employer.
  4. noun A factory; a works.

Full definition of work

work in a sentence

  • My work involves a lot of travel.
  • He hasn’t come home yet; he’s still at work.
  • I want to go to the reunion concert, but I'm not sure if my work will give me the time off.

Synonyms of work

All synonyms of work

work in other languages

Questions about work in Arabic

What is the meaning of work in Arabic?
Work in Arabic is عَمَل (ʕamal), شُغْل (šuḡl), خِدْمَة (ḵidma), وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa).
ما معنى كلمة work؟
Work: عَمَل (ʕamal), شُغْل (šuḡl), خِدْمَة (ḵidma), وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa).
What does work mean in English?
Work means labour, occupation, job.

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