موظف

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of وَظَّفَ (waẓẓafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.waðˤ.ðˤaf/

Noun

مُوَظَّف • (muwaẓẓaf) m (plural مُوَظَّفُونَ (muwaẓẓafūna), feminine مُوَظَّفَة (muwaẓẓafa))

1. employee
2. official, dignitary
3. civil servant

Declension

Declension of noun مُوَظَّف (muwaẓẓaf)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُوَظَّف muwaẓẓaf	الْمُوَظَّف al-muwaẓẓaf	مُوَظَّف muwaẓẓaf	مُوَظَّفَة muwaẓẓafa	الْمُوَظَّفَة al-muwaẓẓafa	مُوَظَّفَة muwaẓẓafat
Nominative	مُوَظَّفٌ muwaẓẓafun	الْمُوَظَّفُ al-muwaẓẓafu	مُوَظَّفُ muwaẓẓafu	مُوَظَّفَةٌ muwaẓẓafatun	الْمُوَظَّفَةُ al-muwaẓẓafatu	مُوَظَّفَةُ muwaẓẓafatu
Accusative	مُوَظَّفًا muwaẓẓafan	الْمُوَظَّفَ al-muwaẓẓafa	مُوَظَّفَ muwaẓẓafa	مُوَظَّفَةً muwaẓẓafatan	الْمُوَظَّفَةَ al-muwaẓẓafata	مُوَظَّفَةَ muwaẓẓafata
Genitive	مُوَظَّفٍ muwaẓẓafin	الْمُوَظَّفِ al-muwaẓẓafi	مُوَظَّفِ muwaẓẓafi	مُوَظَّفَةٍ muwaẓẓafatin	الْمُوَظَّفَةِ al-muwaẓẓafati	مُوَظَّفَةِ muwaẓẓafati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُوَظَّفَيْن muwaẓẓafayn	الْمُوَظَّفَيْن al-muwaẓẓafayn	مُوَظَّفَيْ muwaẓẓafay	مُوَظَّفَتَيْن muwaẓẓafatayn	الْمُوَظَّفَتَيْن al-muwaẓẓafatayn	مُوَظَّفَتَيْ muwaẓẓafatay
Nominative	مُوَظَّفَانِ muwaẓẓafāni	الْمُوَظَّفَانِ al-muwaẓẓafāni	مُوَظَّفَا muwaẓẓafā	مُوَظَّفَتَانِ muwaẓẓafatāni	الْمُوَظَّفَتَانِ al-muwaẓẓafatāni	مُوَظَّفَتَا muwaẓẓafatā
Accusative	مُوَظَّفَيْنِ muwaẓẓafayni	الْمُوَظَّفَيْنِ al-muwaẓẓafayni	مُوَظَّفَيْ muwaẓẓafay	مُوَظَّفَتَيْنِ muwaẓẓafatayni	الْمُوَظَّفَتَيْنِ al-muwaẓẓafatayni	مُوَظَّفَتَيْ muwaẓẓafatay
Genitive	مُوَظَّفَيْنِ muwaẓẓafayni	الْمُوَظَّفَيْنِ al-muwaẓẓafayni	مُوَظَّفَيْ muwaẓẓafay	مُوَظَّفَتَيْنِ muwaẓẓafatayni	الْمُوَظَّفَتَيْنِ al-muwaẓẓafatayni	مُوَظَّفَتَيْ muwaẓẓafatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُوَظَّفِين muwaẓẓafīn	الْمُوَظَّفِين al-muwaẓẓafīn	مُوَظَّفِي muwaẓẓafī	مُوَظَّفَات muwaẓẓafāt	الْمُوَظَّفَات al-muwaẓẓafāt	مُوَظَّفَات muwaẓẓafāt
Nominative	مُوَظَّفُونَ muwaẓẓafūna	الْمُوَظَّفُونَ al-muwaẓẓafūna	مُوَظَّفُو muwaẓẓafū	مُوَظَّفَاتٌ muwaẓẓafātun	الْمُوَظَّفَاتُ al-muwaẓẓafātu	مُوَظَّفَاتُ muwaẓẓafātu
Accusative	مُوَظَّفِينَ muwaẓẓafīna	الْمُوَظَّفِينَ al-muwaẓẓafīna	مُوَظَّفِي muwaẓẓafī	مُوَظَّفَاتٍ muwaẓẓafātin	الْمُوَظَّفَاتِ al-muwaẓẓafāti	مُوَظَّفَاتِ muwaẓẓafāti
Genitive	مُوَظَّفِينَ muwaẓẓafīna	الْمُوَظَّفِينَ al-muwaẓẓafīna	مُوَظَّفِي muwaẓẓafī	مُوَظَّفَاتٍ muwaẓẓafātin	الْمُوَظَّفَاتِ al-muwaẓẓafāti	مُوَظَّفَاتِ muwaẓẓafāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “موظف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ظ ف
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُوَظَّف (muwaẓẓaf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.wazˤ.zˤaf/, [muˈwɑzˤ.zˤɑf]

Audio (Ramallah)

(file)

Noun

موظّف • (muwaẓẓaf) m (plural موظّفين (muwaẓẓafīn))

1. employee