Work and Professions in Modern Standard Arabic
Work and Professions in Modern Standard Arabic
| work, job | 3amalun (ʔa3mālun) | عَمَلٌ (أَعْمالٌ) | |
| to work | 3amila [1s4] | عَمِلَ | |
| job | waʐīfatun (waʐāʔifu) | وَظيفَةٌ (وَظائِفُ) | |
| to be employed | tawaʐʐafa [5s] | تَوَظَّفَ | |
| She works as a teacher. | hiya ta3malu mu3allimatan. | هِيَ تَعْمَلُ مُعَلِّمَةً. | |
| She works in (the field of) teaching. | hiya ta3malu fī [majāli] attadrīsi. | هِيَ تَعْمَلُ في [مَجالِ] التَّدْريسِ. | |
| I work five days a week. | ʔa3malu xamsata ʔayyāmin fī -lʔusbū3i. | أَعْمَلُ خَمْسَةَ أَيّامٍ في الأُسْبوعِ. | |
| job, task | muhimmatu 3amalin | مُهِمَّةُ عَمَلٍ | |
| full-time | dawāmun kāmilun | دَوامٌ كامِلٌ | |
| I work full-time. | ʔana ʔa3malu bi-dawāmin kāmilin. | أَنا أَعْمَلُ بِدَوامٍ كامِلٍ. | |
| part-time | dawāmun juzʔiyyun | دَوامٌ جُزْئِيٌّ | |
| I want a part-time job. | ʔurīdu waʐīfatan bi-dawāmin juzʔiyyin. | أُريدُ وَظيفَةً بِدَوامٍ جُزْئِيٍّ. | |
| the private sector | qiʈā3un xāʂʂun | قِطاعٌ خاصٌّ | |
| the public sector | qiʈā3un 3āmmun | قِطاعٌ عامٌّ | |
| civil servant | muwaʐʐafun ɧukūmiyyun | مُوَظَّفٌ حُكومِيٌّ | |
| civil servant | muwaʐʐafun madaniyyun | مُوَظَّفٌ مَدَنِيٌّ | |
| to look for a job | baɧaŧa [1s1] 3an waʐīfatin | بَحَثَ عَنْ وَظيفَةٍ | |
| to apply for a job | taqaddama [5s] li-waʐīfatin | تَقَدَّمَ لِوَظيفَةٍ | |
| applicant, candidate | muqaddimu -ʈʈalabi | مُقَدِّمُ الطَّلَبِ | |
| applicant, candidate | muraššaɧun | مُرَشَّحٌ | |
| experience | xibratun | خِبْرَةٌ | |
| to have a job interview | ladayhi muqābalatu 3amalin | لَدَيْهِ مُقابَلَةُ عَمَلٍ | |
| to interview | ʔajrā [4d] muqābalatan | أَجْرى مُقابَلَةً | |
| to interview | qābala [3s] | قابَلَ | |
| to get a job | ɧaʂala [1s3] 3alā waʐīfatin | حَصَلَ عَلى وَظيفَةٍ | |
| to find a job | wajada [1a2] waʐīfatan | وَجَدَ وَظيفَةً | |
| to find a job | wajada [1a2] 3amalan | وَجَدَ عَمَلًا | |
| Have you found a job yet? | hal wajadta waʐīfatan ba3du? | هَلْ وَجَدْتَ وَظيفَةً بَعْدُ؟ | |
| to employ | waʐʐafa [2s] | وَظَّفَ | |
| employee | muwaʐʐafun | مُوَظَّفٌ | |
| employer | ʂāɧibu 3amalin (ʔaʂɧābu 3amalin) | صاحِبُ عَمَلٍ (أَصْحابُ عَمَلٍ) | |
| boss, manager | mudīrun (mudarāʔu) | مُديرٌ (مُدَراءُ) | |
| boss, manager | masʔūlun | مَسْؤولٌ | |
| colleague, coworker | zamīlu 3amalin (zumalāʔu 3amalin) | زَميلُ عَمَلٍ (زُمَلاءُ عَمَلٍ) | |
| company | šarikatun | شَرِكَةٌ | |
| to start work | badaʔa [1s1] -l3amala | بَدَأَ العَمَلَ | |
| to take a break | ʔaxađa [1s3a] -stirāɧatan | أَخَذَ اسْتِراحَةً | |
| to take a break | ʔaxađa [1s3a] qisʈan mina -rrāɧati | أَخَذَ قِسْطًا مِنَ الرّاحَةِ | |
| lunch break | istirāɧatu ɣadāʔin | اِسْتِراحَةُ غَداءٍ | |
| to finish work, get off work | ʔanhā [4d] -l3amala | أَنْهى العَمَلَ | |
| to finish work, get off work | intahā [4d] mina -l3amali | اِنْتَهى مِنَ العَمَلِ | |
| to work overtime | 3amila [1s4] li-sā3ātin ʔiɖāfiyyatin | عَمِلَ لِساعاتٍ إِضافِيَّةٍ | |
| to work overtime | 3amila [1s4] li-waqtin ʔiɖāfiyyin | عَمِلَ لِوَقْتٍ إِضافِيٍّ | |
| working hours | sā3ātu -l3amali | ساعاتُ العَمَلِ | |
| I work eight hours a day. | ʔana ʔa3malu ŧamāniya sā3ātin fī -lyawmi. | أَنا أَعْمَلُ ثَمانِيَ ساعاتٍ في اليَوْمِ. | |
| day shift | munāwabatun nahāriyyatun | مُناوَبَةٌ نَهارِيَّةٌ | |
| day shift | wardiyyatun nahāriyyatun | وَرْدِيَّةٌ نَهارِيَّةٌ | |
| night shift, graveyard shift | munāwabatun layliyyatun | مُناوَبَةٌ لَيْلِيَّةٌ | |
| night shift, graveyard shift | wardiyyatun layliyyatun | وَرْدِيَّةٌ لَيْلِيَّةٌ | |
| I work the night shift. | ʔana ʔa3malu fī -lmunāwabati -llayliyyati. | أَنا أَعْمَلُ في المُناوَبَةِ اللَّيْلِيَّةِ. | |
| off work, not working | xārija -l3amali | خارِجَ العَمَلِ | |
| off work, not working | xārija -ddawāmi | خارِجَ الدَّوامِ | |
| off work, not working | lā ya3malu | لا يَعْمَلُ | |
| I have weekends off. | ʔana mutafarriɣun nihāyata -lʔusbū3i. | أَنا مُتَفَرِّغٌ نِهايَةَ الأُسْبوعِ. | |
| I have weekends off. | lā ʔa3malu nihāyata -lʔusbū3i. | لا أَعْمَلُ نِهايَةَ الأُسْبوعِ. | |
| office | maktabun (makātibu) | مَكْتَبٌ (مَكاتِبُ) | |
| office worker | muwaʐʐafun maktabiyyun | مُوَظَّفٌ مَكْتَبِيٌّ | |
| company representative | mumaŧŧilu šarikatin | مُمَثِّلُ شَرِكَةٍ | |
| company representative | mandūbu šarikatin | مَنْدوبُ شَرِكَةٍ | |
| to stay late at the office | ʐalla [1g1] fī -lmaktabi li-waqtin mutaʔaxxirin | ظَلَّ في المَكْتَبِ لِوَقْتٍ مُتَأَخِّرٍ | |
| to go on a business trip | đahaba [1s1] fī riɧlati 3amalin | ذَهَبَ في رِحْلَةِ عَمَلٍ | |
| to have a meeting | ladayhi -jtimā3un | لَدَيْهِ اجْتِماعٌ | |
| client | 3amīlun (3umalāʔu) | عَميلٌ (عُمَلاءُ) | |
| client | zabūnun (zabāʔinu) | زَبونٌ (زَبائِنُ) | |
| to earn money | kasaba [1s2] -lmāla | كَسَبَ المالَ | |
| wage, pay | duf3atun | دُفْعَةٌ | |
| wage, pay | ʔajrun (ʔujūrun) | أَجْرٌ (أُجورٌ) | |
| salary | rātibun (rawātibu) | راتِبٌ (رَواتِبُ) | |
| salary | ma3āšun | مَعاشٌ | |
| My salary is just okay. | rātibī jayyidun naw3an mā. | راتِبي جَيِّدٌ نَوْعًا ما. | |
| to get paid | taqāɖā rātibahu | تَقاضى راتِبَهُ | |
| payday | yawmu daf3i -rrawātibi | يَوْمُ دَفْعِ الرَّواتِبِ | |
| I get paid on the first of the month. | ʔataqāɖā rātibī fī bi-dāyati -ššahri. | أَتَقاضى راتِبي في بِدايَةِ الشَّهْرِ. | |
| bonus, incentive | mukāfaʔatun | مُكافَأَةٌ | |
| bonus, incentive | ɧāfizun (ɧawāfizu) | حافِزٌ (حَوافِزُ) | |
| pay raise | ziyādatun fī -rrātibi | زِيادَةٌ في الرّاتِبِ | |
| to get a raise | ɧaʂala [1s3] 3alā 3alāwatin | حَصَلَ عَلى عَلاوَةٍ | |
| to give __ a raise | ʔa3ʈā [4d] __ 3alāwatan | أَعْطى __ عَلاوَةً | |
| promotion | tarqiyatun | تَرْقِيَةٌ | |
| to get promoted | ɧaʂala [1s3] 3alā tarqiyatin | حَصَلَ عَلى تَرْقِيَةٍ | |
| Praise be to God, I got a promotion this month. | alɧamdu lilāhi, ɧaʂaltu 3alā tarqiyatin hađā -ššahri. | الحَمْدُ لِلهِ، حَصَلْتُ عَلى تَرْقِيَةٍ هَذا الشَّهْرِ. | |
| unemployed, jobless | 3āʈilun 3ani -l3amali | عاطِلٌ عَنِ العَمَلِ | |
| unemployment | baʈālatun | بَطالَةٌ | |
| to resign | istaqāla [10h] | اِسْتَقالَ | |
| to quit one’s job | taraka [1s3] 3amalahu | تَرَكَ عَمَلَهُ | |
| to lay off, make redundant | ʔaqāla [4h | أَقالَ | |
| to lay off, make redundant | ] | سَرَّحَ | |
| to fire | faʂala [1s2] | فَصَلَ | |
| to fire | ʈarada [1s3] | طَرَدَ | |
| to get fired | fuʂila [p] | فُصِلَ | |
| to get fired | ʈurida [p] | طُرِدَ | |
| to retire | taqā3ada [6s] | تَقاعَدَ | |
| pension | rātibu taqā3udin | راتِبُ تَقاعُدٍ | |
| (age of) retirement | sinnu -ttaqā3udi | سِنُّ التَّقاعُدِ | |
| I hope to retire when I’m sixty. | ʔāmulu ʔan ʔataqā3ada 3indamā ʔabluɣu -ssittīna min 3umrī. | آمُلُ أَنْ أَتَقاعَدَ عِنْدَما أَبْلُغُ السِّتّينَ مِنْ عُمْري. | |
| career | masīratun mihniyyatun | مَسيرَةٌ مِهْنِيَّةٌ | |
| career | mihnatun (mihanun) | مِهْنَةٌ (مِهَنٌ) | |
| trade, craft | ɧirfatun (ɧirafun) | حِرْفَةٌ (حِرَفٌ) | |
| What do you do? | māđā ta3malu? | ماذا تَعْمَلُ؟ | |
| I’m a __. | ʔana __. | أَنا __. | |
| I’m a __. | ʔa3malu __. | أَعْمَلُ __. | |
| accountant | muɧāsibun | مُحاسِبٌ | |
| actor | mumaŧŧilun | مُمَثِّلٌ | |
| architect | muhandisun mi3māriyyun | مُهَنْدِسٌ مِعْمارِيٌّ | |
| artist | fannānun | فَنّانٌ | |
| athlete | ryāɖiyyun | رياضِيٌّ | |
| baker | xabbāzun | خَبّازٌ | |
| bank teller, banker | maʂrifiyyun | مَصْرِفِيٌّ | |
| bank teller, banker | muwaʐʐafu bankin | مُوَظَّفُ بَنْكٍ | |
| bank manager | mudīru bankin (mudarāʔu bunūkin) | مُديرُ بَنْكٍ (مُدَراءُ بُنوكٍ) | |
| barber | ɧallāqun | حَلّاقٌ | |
| bus driver | sāʔiqu ɧāfilatin | سائِقُ حافِلَةٍ | |
| butcher | jazzārun | جَزّارٌ | |
| carpenter | najārun | نَجارٌ | |
| cashier | ʔamīnu ʂundūqin | أَمينُ صُنْدوقٍ | |
| chef | ʈāhin (ʈuhātun) | طاهٍ (طُهاةٌ) | |
| cleaner | 3āmilu naʐāfati (3ummālu naʐāfatin) | عامِلُ نَظافَةِ (عُمّالُ نَظافَةٍ) | |
| cook | ʈabbāxun | طَبّاخٌ | |
| customer service representative | muwaʐʐafu xidmati -l3umalāʔi | مُوَظَّفُ خِدْمَةِ العُمَلاءِ | |
| customer service representative | mandūbu xidmati -l3umalāʔi (manādību xidmati -l3umalāʔi) | مَنْدوبُ خِدْمَةِ العُمَلاءِ (مَناديبُ خِدْمَةِ العُمَلاءِ) | |
| dentist | ʈabību ʔasnānin (ʔaʈibbāʔu ʔasnānin) | طَبيبُ أَسْنانٍ (أَطِبّاءُ أَسْنانٍ) | |
| doctor | ʈabībun (ʔaʈibbāʔun) | طَبيبٌ (أَطِبّاءٌ) | |
| editor | muɧarrirun | مُحَرِّرٌ | |
| electrician (repairman) | kahrubāʔiyyun | كَهْرُبائِيٌّ | |
| electrician (repairman) | 3āmilu kahrubāʔin (3ummālu kahrubāʔin) | عامِلُ كَهْرُباءٍ (عُمّالُ كَهْرُباءٍ) | |
| engineer | muhandisun | مُهَنْدِسٌ | |
| farmer | muzāri3un | مُزارِعٌ | |
| farmer | fallāɧun | فَلّاحٌ | |
| firefighter | rajulu ʔiʈfāʔin (rijālu ʔiʈfāʔin) | رَجُلُ إِطْفاءٍ (رِجالُ إِطْفاءٍ) | |
| fisherman | ʂāʔidu samakin | صائِدُ سَمَكٍ | |
| flight attendant | muɖīfatu ʈayarānin | مُضيفَةُ طَيَرانٍ | |
| garbage collector | 3āmilu naʐāfati (3ummālu naʐāfatin) | عامِلُ نَظافَةِ (عُمّالُ نَظافَةٍ) | |
| gardener | bustāniyyun | بُسْتانِيٌّ | |
| gardener | janāʔinyyun | جَنائِنيٌّ | |
| hairdresser | muʂaffifu ša3rin | مُصَفِّفُ شَعْرٍ | |
| imam | ʔimāmun (ʔaʔimmatun) | إِمامٌ (أَئِمَّةٌ) | |
| judge | qāɖin (quɖātun) | قاضٍ (قُضاةٌ) | |
| laborer | 3āmilun (3ummālun) | عامِلٌ (عُمّالٌ) | |
| lawyer, attorney | muɧāmin | مُحامٍ | |
| maid | xādimatun | خادِمَةٌ | |
| mechanic | mīkānīkiyyun | ميكانيكِيٌّ | |
| musician | mūsīqārun | موسيقارٌ | |
| nurse | mumarriɖun | مُمَرِّضٌ | |
| painter (of art) | rassāmun | رَسّامٌ | |
| painter, house painter | dahhānun | دَهّانٌ | |
| pharmacist | ʂaydaliyyun (ʂayādilatun) | صَيْدَلِيٌّ (صَيادِلَةٌ) | |
| pilot | ʈayyārun | طَيّارٌ | |
| pilot | qāʔidu ʈāʔiratin | قائِدُ طائِرَةٍ | |
| plumber | sabbākun | سَبّاكٌ | |
| police officer | ɖābiʈu šurʈatin (ɖubbāʈu šurʈatin) | ضابِطُ شُرْطَةٍ (ضُبّاطُ شُرْطَةٍ) | |
| politician | syāsiyyun | سياسِيٌّ | |
| priest | kāhinun (kahanatun) | كاهِنٌ (كَهَنَةٌ) | |
| priest | qissun (qusūsun) | قِسٌّ (قُسوسٌ) | |
| priest | rāhibun (ruhbānun) | راهِبٌ (رُهْبانٌ) | |
| professor | ʔustāđun jāmi3iyyun | أُسْتاذٌ جامِعِيٌّ | |
| real estate agent | simsārun (samāsiratun) | سِمْسارٌ (سَماسِرَةٌ) | |
| repairman | muʂalliɧun | مُصَلِّحٌ | |
| repairman | 3āmilu taʂlīɧātin | عامِلُ تَصْليحاتٍ | |
| sailor | baɧɧārun | بَحّارٌ | |
| sailor | mallāɧun | مَلّاحٌ | |
| salesperson | mandūbu mabī3ātin (manādību mabī3ātin) | مَنْدوبُ مَبيعاتٍ (مَناديبُ مَبيعاتٍ) | |
| secretary | sikritērun | سِكْرِتيْرٌ | |
| servant | xādimun | خادِمٌ | |
| shop assistant | 3āmilu matjarin | عامِلُ مَتْجَرٍ | |
| shopkeeper | baqqālun | بَقّالٌ | |
| shopkeeper | ʂāɧibu matjarin | صاحِبُ مَتْجَرٍ | |
| soldier | 3askariyyun (3asākiru) | عَسْكَرِيٌّ (عَساكِرُ) | |
| soldier | jundiyyun (junūdun) | جُنْدِيٌّ (جُنودٌ) | |
| taxi driver | sāʔiqu sayyārati ʔujratin | سائِقُ سَيّارَةِ أُجْرَةٍ | |
| teacher | mu3allimun | مُعَلِّمٌ | |
| teacher | mudarrisun | مُدَرِّسٌ | |
| technician | fanniyyun | فَنِّيٌّ | |
| travel agent | wakīlu safarin (wukalāʔu safarin) | وَكيلُ سَفَرٍ (وُكَلاءُ سَفَرٍ) | |
| veterinarian | ʈabībun bayʈariyyun (ʔaʈibbāʔun bayʈariyyūna) | طَبيبٌ بَيْطَرِيٌّ (أَطِبّاءٌ بَيْطَرِيّونَ) | |
| waiter | nādilun (nudulun) | نادِلٌ (نُدُلٌ) | |
| waitress | nādilatun | نادِلَةٌ | |
| writer | kātibun (kuttābun) | كاتِبٌ (كُتّابٌ) |
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