تأمل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ء م ل (ʔ-m-l)

Verb

تَأَمَّلَ • (taʔammala) V, non-past يَتَأَمَّلُ‎ (yataʔammalu)

1. to hope for, to look forward to, to request, to wish
2. to contemplate, to regard
3. to meditate, to think over, to ponder, to reflect

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَأَمَّلَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَأَمُّل taʔammul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَأَمِّل mutaʔammil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَأَمَّل mutaʔammal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَأَمَّلْتُ taʔammaltu	تَأَمَّلْتَ taʔammalta	تَأَمَّلَ taʔammala		تَأَمَّلْتُمَا taʔammaltumā	تَأَمَّلَا taʔammalā		تَأَمَّلْنَا taʔammalnā	تَأَمَّلْتُمْ taʔammaltum	تَأَمَّلُوا taʔammalū
	f		تَأَمَّلْتِ taʔammalti	تَأَمَّلَتْ taʔammalat			تَأَمَّلَتَا taʔammalatā			تَأَمَّلْتُنَّ taʔammaltunna	تَأَمَّلْنَ taʔammalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَأَمَّلُ ʔataʔammalu	تَتَأَمَّلُ tataʔammalu	يَتَأَمَّلُ yataʔammalu		تَتَأَمَّلَانِ tataʔammalāni	يَتَأَمَّلَانِ yataʔammalāni		نَتَأَمَّلُ nataʔammalu	تَتَأَمَّلُونَ tataʔammalūna	يَتَأَمَّلُونَ yataʔammalūna
	f		تَتَأَمَّلِينَ tataʔammalīna	تَتَأَمَّلُ tataʔammalu			تَتَأَمَّلَانِ tataʔammalāni			تَتَأَمَّلْنَ tataʔammalna	يَتَأَمَّلْنَ yataʔammalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَأَمَّلَ ʔataʔammala	تَتَأَمَّلَ tataʔammala	يَتَأَمَّلَ yataʔammala		تَتَأَمَّلَا tataʔammalā	يَتَأَمَّلَا yataʔammalā		نَتَأَمَّلَ nataʔammala	تَتَأَمَّلُوا tataʔammalū	يَتَأَمَّلُوا yataʔammalū
	f		تَتَأَمَّلِي tataʔammalī	تَتَأَمَّلَ tataʔammala			تَتَأَمَّلَا tataʔammalā			تَتَأَمَّلْنَ tataʔammalna	يَتَأَمَّلْنَ yataʔammalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَأَمَّلْ ʔataʔammal	تَتَأَمَّلْ tataʔammal	يَتَأَمَّلْ yataʔammal		تَتَأَمَّلَا tataʔammalā	يَتَأَمَّلَا yataʔammalā		نَتَأَمَّلْ nataʔammal	تَتَأَمَّلُوا tataʔammalū	يَتَأَمَّلُوا yataʔammalū
	f		تَتَأَمَّلِي tataʔammalī	تَتَأَمَّلْ tataʔammal			تَتَأَمَّلَا tataʔammalā			تَتَأَمَّلْنَ tataʔammalna	يَتَأَمَّلْنَ yataʔammalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَأَمَّلْ taʔammal			تَأَمَّلَا taʔammalā				تَأَمَّلُوا taʔammalū
	f		تَأَمَّلِي taʔammalī							تَأَمَّلْنَ taʔammalna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُؤُمِّلْتُ tuʔummiltu	تُؤُمِّلْتَ tuʔummilta	تُؤُمِّلَ tuʔummila		تُؤُمِّلْتُمَا tuʔummiltumā	تُؤُمِّلَا tuʔummilā		تُؤُمِّلْنَا tuʔummilnā	تُؤُمِّلْتُمْ tuʔummiltum	تُؤُمِّلُوا tuʔummilū
	f		تُؤُمِّلْتِ tuʔummilti	تُؤُمِّلَتْ tuʔummilat			تُؤُمِّلَتَا tuʔummilatā			تُؤُمِّلْتُنَّ tuʔummiltunna	تُؤُمِّلْنَ tuʔummilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَأَمَّلُ ʔutaʔammalu	تُتَأَمَّلُ tutaʔammalu	يُتَأَمَّلُ yutaʔammalu		تُتَأَمَّلَانِ tutaʔammalāni	يُتَأَمَّلَانِ yutaʔammalāni		نُتَأَمَّلُ nutaʔammalu	تُتَأَمَّلُونَ tutaʔammalūna	يُتَأَمَّلُونَ yutaʔammalūna
	f		تُتَأَمَّلِينَ tutaʔammalīna	تُتَأَمَّلُ tutaʔammalu			تُتَأَمَّلَانِ tutaʔammalāni			تُتَأَمَّلْنَ tutaʔammalna	يُتَأَمَّلْنَ yutaʔammalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَأَمَّلَ ʔutaʔammala	تُتَأَمَّلَ tutaʔammala	يُتَأَمَّلَ yutaʔammala		تُتَأَمَّلَا tutaʔammalā	يُتَأَمَّلَا yutaʔammalā		نُتَأَمَّلَ nutaʔammala	تُتَأَمَّلُوا tutaʔammalū	يُتَأَمَّلُوا yutaʔammalū
	f		تُتَأَمَّلِي tutaʔammalī	تُتَأَمَّلَ tutaʔammala			تُتَأَمَّلَا tutaʔammalā			تُتَأَمَّلْنَ tutaʔammalna	يُتَأَمَّلْنَ yutaʔammalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَأَمَّلْ ʔutaʔammal	تُتَأَمَّلْ tutaʔammal	يُتَأَمَّلْ yutaʔammal		تُتَأَمَّلَا tutaʔammalā	يُتَأَمَّلَا yutaʔammalā		نُتَأَمَّلْ nutaʔammal	تُتَأَمَّلُوا tutaʔammalū	يُتَأَمَّلُوا yutaʔammalū
	f		تُتَأَمَّلِي tutaʔammalī	تُتَأَمَّلْ tutaʔammal			تُتَأَمَّلَا tutaʔammalā			تُتَأَمَّلْنَ tutaʔammalna	يُتَأَمَّلْنَ yutaʔammalna

Etymology 2

Noun

تَأَمُّل • (taʔammul) m

1. verbal noun of تَأَمَّلَ (taʔammala) (form V)
2. meditation

   الْتَّأَمُّلُ هُوَ فَنُّ تَهْدِئَةِ الْعَقْلِ لِسَمَاعِ هَمْسَاتِ الْرُّوحِ.

   al-ttaʔammulu huwa fannu tahdiʔati l-ʕaqli lisamāʕi hamsāti l-rrūḥi.

   Meditation is the art of silencing the mind to hear the whispers of the soul.

Declension

Declension of noun تَأَمُّل (taʔammul)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَأَمُّل taʔammul	التَّأَمُّل at-taʔammul	تَأَمُّل taʔammul
Nominative	تَأَمُّلٌ taʔammulun	التَّأَمُّلُ at-taʔammulu	تَأَمُّلُ taʔammulu
Accusative	تَأَمُّلًا taʔammulan	التَّأَمُّلَ at-taʔammula	تَأَمُّلَ taʔammula
Genitive	تَأَمُّلٍ taʔammulin	التَّأَمُّلِ at-taʔammuli	تَأَمُّلِ taʔammuli

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: تأمل (teemmül)
  • Turkish: teemmül

Etymology 3

Verb

تَأْمِلُ • (taʔmilu) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of أَمَلَ (ʔamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of أَمَلَ (ʔamala)

Verb

تَأْمِلَ • (taʔmila) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَمَلَ (ʔamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَمَلَ (ʔamala)

Verb

تَأْمِلْ • (taʔmil) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of أَمَلَ (ʔamala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of أَمَلَ (ʔamala)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَأَمُّل (taʔammul).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.ʔam.mul]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäm.mʊl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäm.mʊl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːäm.mʊl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔːäm.mul̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.ʔæm.mol̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäm.mul]

Readings
Classical reading?	ta'ammul
Dari reading?	ta'ammul
Iranian reading?	ta'ammol
Tajik reading?	taʾammul

Noun

Dari	تأمل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	тааммул

تَأَمُّل • (ta'ammol)

1. consideration; reflection; contemplation
   • 1258, Sa'dī of Shiraz, translated by Wheeler M. Thackston, گلستانِ سعدی [Gulistān]:

     یک شب تأمل ایام گذشته می‌کردم و بر عمر تلف کرده تأسف می‌خوردم […]

     yak šab ta'ammol-i ayâm-i guzašta mê-kardam u bar umr-i talaf karda ta'assuf mê-xwardam […]

     One night I was contemplating days past and regretting my wasted life […]

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Derived terms

• تَأَمُّل کَردَن (ta'ammol kardan)

 

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء م ل
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic تَأَمَّلَ (taʔammala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʔam.mal/, [(ɪ)tˈʔam.mal]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Verb

تأمّل • (tʔammal) V (present بتأمّل (bitʔammal))

1. to be hopeful about or look forward to (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of تءمّل (tʔammal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تءمّلت (tʔammalt)	تءمّلت (tʔammalt)	تءمّل (tʔammal)		تءمّلنا (tʔammalna)	تءمّلتو (tʔammaltu)	تءمّلو (tʔammalu)
	f		تءمّلتي (tʔammalti)	تءمّلت (tʔammalat)
present	m	بتءمّل (batʔammal)	بتتءمّل (btitʔammal)	بتءمّل (bitʔammal)		منتءمّل (mnitʔammal)	بتتءمّلو (btitʔammalu)	بتءمّلو (bitʔammalu)
	f		بتتءمّلي (btitʔammali)	بتتءمّل (btitʔammal)
subjunctive	m	اتءمّل (atʔammal)	تتءمّل (titʔammal)	يتءمّل (yitʔammal)		نتءمّل (nitʔammal)	تتءمّلو (titʔammalu)	يتءمّلو (yitʔammalu)
	f		تتءمّلي (titʔammali)	تتءمّل (titʔammal)
imperative	m		تءمّل (tʔammal)				تءمّلو (tʔammalu)
	f		تءمّلي (tʔammali)