مدير

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See also: مدیر

Arabic

Root
د و ر (d w r)
21 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَدَارَ (ʔadāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.diːr/
  • Rhymes: -iːr
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Adjective

مُدِير (mudīr) (feminine مُدِيرَة (mudīra), masculine plural مُدِيرُونَ (mudīrūna), feminine plural مُدِيرَات (mudīrāt))

  1. active participle of أَدَارَ (ʔadāra).

Declension

Noun

مُدِير (mudīrm (plural مُدِيرُون (mudīrūn) or مُدَراء (mudarāʔ), feminine مُدِيرَة (mudīra))

  1. manager, head, chief, director, administrator, headmaster, boss
  2. superintendent, rector
  3. (music) conductor

Declension

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Descendants

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “د و ر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr). Equivalent to the active participle of أدار (ʕadār, to administer, to manage).

Pronunciation

Noun

مدير (mudīrm (plural مدرا (mudara), feminine مديرة (mudīre))

  1. manager, director, head