Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عمل
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 52 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root عمل across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root عَمَل (Eml) refers to an intentional action or deed, often implying effort or difficulty. It's more specific than a general "act" (فِعْل) and is typically attributed to animate beings.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-m-l
Listen: وَعَمِلُوا۟ 103:3
Root letters: ع — م — ل

Word Family Tree (48 forms)

All word forms derived from the root عمل as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb 155× Noun 45×

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root عمل appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (142) · Noun (42)

Verb (142 verses — showing first 5)

The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch, Time 103:3 Verb
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience
The Cave 18:110 Verb
قُلۡ إِنَّمَاۤ أَنَا۠ بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ یُوحَىٰۤ إِلَیَّ أَنَّمَاۤ إِلَـٰهُكُمۡ إِلَـٰهࣱ وَ ٰحِدࣱۖ فَمَن كَانَ یَرۡجُوا۟ لِقَاۤءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلۡیَعۡمَلۡ عَمَلࣰا صَـٰلِحࣰا وَلَا یُشۡرِكۡ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦۤ أَحَدَۢا ۝١١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone."
Mary 19:60 Verb
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحࣰا فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ یَدۡخُلُونَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ وَلَا یُظۡلَمُونَ شَیۡءࣰا ۝٦٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Except those who repent, believe and do righteousness; for those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged at all
Mary 19:96 Verb
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ سَیَجۡعَلُ لَهُمُ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ وُدࣰّا ۝٩٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection
Ta Ha 20:112 Verb
وَمَن یَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنࣱ فَلَا یَخَافُ ظُلۡمࣰا وَلَا هَضۡمࣰا ۝١١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But he who does of righteous deeds while he is a believer - he will neither fear injustice nor deprivation

Derived Forms (48)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmaluwna Verb 45×
وَعَمِلُوا۟ waʿamiluwā Verb 34×
يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmaluwna Verb 18×
عَمِلُوا۟ ʿamiluwā Verb 13×
أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ʾaaʿmalahum Noun 12×
وَعَمِلَ waʿamila Verb
عَمِلَ ʿamila Verb
يَعْمَلْ yaʿmal Verb
عَمَلًا ʿamalanā Noun
أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ ʾaaʿmalakum Noun