Arabic for carry

Hamala

ﺣَﻤَﻞَ

carry – past tense he

yaHmilu

ﻳَﺤﻤِﻞُ

carry – present tense he

The Arabic verb for carry is written ﺣَﻤَﻞَ and pronunced Hamala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺤﻤِﻞُ and pronounced yaHmilu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word carry

Do you carry a heart or a stone in your chest?

hal taHmilu fii Sadrika qalban 'aw Hajaran

ﻫَﻞ ﺗَﺤﻤِﻞُ ﻓِﻲ ﺻَﺪﺭِﻙَ ﻗَﻠﺒﺎً ﺃَﻭ ﺣَﺠَﺮﺍً

He chops wood in the forest and carries it to the city.

yaqTa3u alHaTaba fii alghaybati wayaHmiluhu 'ilaa almadiinati

ﻳَﻘﻄَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻄَﺐَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ ﻭَﻳَﺤﻤِﻠُﻪُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔِ

I drive a shipment of drugs.⁵

'aHmilu ma3ii shaHnata mukhaddiraatin

ﺃَﺣﻤِﻞُ ﻣَﻌِﻲ ﺷَﺤﻨَﺔَ ﻣُﺨَﺪِّﺭَﺍﺕٍ

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Important letters: ﺡ ﻡ ﻝ

The root of the word carry consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H, mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to carry

burden, load, pregnancy

The word carry letter by letter

ﺣَﻤَﻞَ

ﺣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻞ

ﺣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻞ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

mim

lam

The Arabic word for carry consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺣَﻤَﻞَ and pronounced Hamala.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for carry

fa3ala becomes Hamala

We have seen that the Arabic word for carry is written ﺣَﻤَﻞَ and pronounced Hamala. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are H, m and l, the word becomes Hamala.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns