usage in Arabic: استعمال (istiʿmāl) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

عَادَة ʿāda — custom, habit · custom, habit
فَائِدَة fāʾida — utility, usefulness · utility, usefulness

How to use it

The Arabic word 'استعمال' (isti'mal) is the most direct translation for 'use' or 'usage' in the sense of how something is employed. 'عادة' (ʿāda) refers more to a habit or custom. 'فائدة' (fāʾida) means benefit or usefulness.

Example sentences

اِسْتِعْمَالُ الْهَاتِفِ مُتَاحٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ.

istiʿmālu l-hātifi mutāḥun lil-jamīʿi.

The use of the phone is available to everyone.
هَذِهِ عَادَةٌ قَدِيمَةٌ فِي الْبِلَادِ.

hādhihi ʿādatun qadīmatun fī l-bilādi.

This is an old custom in the country.
لَا نَرَى فَائِدَةً مِنْ هَذَا الْعَمَلِ.

lā narā fāʾidatan min hādhā l-ʿamali.

We see no use in this work.

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.

Usage:

الإستخدام:

Clear Usage Data…

مسح بيانات الاستخدام...

Disk Usage Analyzer

محلّل استخدام القرص

Usage: checkbox [OPTIONS]

الإستخدام: [إختيارات] checkbox

Could not analyze disk usage.

تعذّر تحليل استعمال القرص.

Record file and application usage

تسجيل استخدام الملفات والتطبيقات

Usage: debconf [options] command [args]

الاستخدام: debconf [options] command [args]

A graphical tool to analyze disk usage.

أداة رسوميّة لتحليل استعمال القرص.

The goals of media usage diverge sharply.

تختلف أهداف استخدام الإعلام بصورة شديدة.

Usage: debconf-communicate [options] [package]

الاستخدام: debconf-communicate [options] [package]

Usage: debconf-mergetemplate [options] [templates.ll...] templates

الاستخدام: debconf-mergetemplate [options] [templates.ll...] templates

Note that the usage of these words is at odds with the usage pattern in other languages (similar to Georgian in that sense).

لاحظ أن استخدام هذه الكلمات يخالف مع النمط المتبع في لغات أخرى كاللغة الجورجية في نفس السياق).

Questions and answers

What is the difference between 'isti'mal' and 'ʿāda'?

'Isti'mal' refers to the act of using something, while 'ʿāda' refers to a customary practice or habit.

Can 'usage' also mean 'fashion'?

Not directly. For 'fashion', you would typically use words like 'موضة' (mōḍa) or 'أزياء' (ʾazyāʾ).