The story
- Arabic · derived fromعَمَلَة
- English todayomlah
Ultimately from Arabic عَمَلَة (ʕamala), plural of عَامِل (ʕāmil, “worker”).
Words from the same roots
Arabicعَمَلَة all →
amlah
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A staff of native clerks or officials in colonial Bengal. Full definition →
Ultimately from Arabic عَمَلَة (ʕamala), plural of عَامِل (ʕāmil, “worker”).
Arabicعَمَلَة all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.