English → Arabic
operate in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿamila
- Arabizi
3amila- Type
- verb
- Root
- ع م ل
How to use it
The verb "operate" is usually rendered as عَمِلَ in the past tense and يَعْمَلُ in the present. It can refer to running a machine, performing surgery, or conducting business. The root ع‑م‑ل relates to work and action.
Example sentences
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المُهَنْدِسُ يَعْمَلُ عَلَى مِكْنَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.
al-muhandisu yaʿmalu ʿalā miknah jadīdah.
The engineer operates a new machine.
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يَجِبُ عَلَى الطَّبِيبِ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِدِقَّةٍ.
yajibu ʿalā al-ṭabīb an yaʿmala bi-diqqatin.
The doctor must operate carefully.
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الشَّرِكَةُ تَعْمَلُ فِي سُوقٍ عَالَمِيٍّ.
al-sharikatu taʿmalu fī sūqin ʿālamiyyin.
The company operates in a global market.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
But they do not operate in a vacuum.
ولكنها لا تعمل في خواء.
Both cannot operate in the same boat.
إذ لا يمكن وجود كليهما معاً في نفس القارب.
The base could operate three aircraft.
يمكن للقاعدة تعمل ثلاث طائرات.
GV: In which countries do you operate?
الأصوات العالمية: في أي البلدان تعمل؟
And they all operate at the same time.
وكلها تعمل في نفس الوقت.
About 250 Shinkansen trains operate daily.
يعمل حوالي 250 قطار شينكانسن يوميا.
Muslims also operate private Islamic schools.
المسلمون يعملون أيضا في المدارس الإسلامية الخاصة.
Some systems operate publicly, others do not.
وبعض النظم تنفذ علنا في دول، ولكن لا يمكن ذلك في دول أخرى.
That's not the way human circumstances operate.
هذه ليست الطريقة التي تعمل بها الظروف الإنسانية.
They operate relatively freely throughout Kosovo.
وهي تعمل بحرِّية نسبيا في جميع أرجاء كوسوفو.
Walker understands how to operate in rural conditions.”
ويفهم ووكر كيف يعمل في ظروف ريفية".
You operate the world as you operate the real world, which is to say, with your hands.
تقوم بتشغيل العالم كما تدير العالم الحقيقي، وبعبارة أخرى،بيديك.
Questions and answers
Can "operate" mean "perform surgery"?
Yes, in medical contexts you can say "يَجْرِي جِرَاحَةً" or simply "يَعْمَلُ جِرَاحِيًّا".
Is there a noun form?
The noun is "عَمَل" (work) or "تَشْغِيل" (operation).
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