مدير

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See also: مدیر

Arabic[edit]

Root
د و ر (d-w-r)

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the active participle of أَدَارَ (ʔadāra).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. active participle of أَدَارَ (ʔadāra).

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mu.diːr/, [muˈdiːr]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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

  1. manager, director, head