Modern Standard Arabic

Work and Professions in Modern Standard Arabic

work, job	3amal^un (ʔa3māl^un)	عَمَلٌ (أَعْمالٌ)
to work	3amila ^[1s4]	عَمِلَ
job	waʐīfa^tun (waʐāʔif^u)	وَظيفَةٌ (وَظائِفُ)
to be employed	tawaʐʐafa ^[5s]	تَوَظَّفَ
She works as a teacher.	hiya ta3mal^u mu3allima^tan.	هِيَ تَعْمَلُ مُعَلِّمَةً.
She works in (the field of) teaching.	hiya ta3mal^u fī [majālⁱ] attadrīsⁱ.	هِيَ تَعْمَلُ في [مَجالِ] التَّدْريسِ.
I work five days a week.	ʔa3mal^u xamsa^ta ʔayyāmⁱⁿ fī -lʔusbū3ⁱ.	أَعْمَلُ خَمْسَةَ أَيّامٍ في الأُسْبوعِ.
job, task	muhimma^tu 3amalⁱⁿ	مُهِمَّةُ عَمَلٍ
full-time	dawām^un kāmil^un	دَوامٌ كامِلٌ
I work full-time.	ʔana ʔa3mal^u bi-dawāmⁱⁿ kāmilⁱⁿ.	أَنا أَعْمَلُ بِدَوامٍ كامِلٍ.
part-time	dawām^un juzʔiyy^un	دَوامٌ جُزْئِيٌّ
I want a part-time job.	ʔurīd^u waʐīfa^tan bi-dawāmⁱⁿ juzʔiyyⁱⁿ.	أُريدُ وَظيفَةً بِدَوامٍ جُزْئِيٍّ.
the private sector	qiʈā3^un xāʂʂ^un	قِطاعٌ خاصٌّ
the public sector	qiʈā3^un 3āmm^un	قِطاعٌ عامٌّ
civil servant	muwaʐʐaf^un ɧukūmiyy^un	مُوَظَّفٌ حُكومِيٌّ
civil servant	muwaʐʐaf^un madaniyy^un	مُوَظَّفٌ مَدَنِيٌّ
to look for a job	baɧaŧa ^[1s1] 3an waʐīfa^tin	بَحَثَ عَنْ وَظيفَةٍ
to apply for a job	taqaddama ^[5s] li-waʐīfa^tin	تَقَدَّمَ لِوَظيفَةٍ
applicant, candidate	muqaddim^u -ʈʈalabⁱ	مُقَدِّمُ الطَّلَبِ
applicant, candidate	muraššaɧ^un	مُرَشَّحٌ
experience	xibra^tun	خِبْرَةٌ
to have a job interview	ladayhⁱ muqābala^tu 3amalⁱⁿ	لَدَيْهِ مُقابَلَةُ عَمَلٍ
to interview	ʔajrā ^[4d] muqābala^tan	أَجْرى مُقابَلَةً
to interview	qābala ^[3s]	قابَلَ
to get a job	ɧaʂala ^[1s3] 3alā waʐīfa^tin	حَصَلَ عَلى وَظيفَةٍ
to find a job	wajada ^[1a2] waʐīfa^tan	وَجَدَ وَظيفَةً
to find a job	wajada ^[1a2] 3amal^an	وَجَدَ عَمَلًا
Have you found a job yet?	hal wajadt^a waʐīfa^tan ba3d^u?	هَلْ وَجَدْتَ وَظيفَةً بَعْدُ؟
to employ	waʐʐafa ^[2s]	وَظَّفَ
employee	muwaʐʐaf^un	مُوَظَّفٌ
employer	ʂāɧib^u 3amalⁱⁿ (ʔaʂɧāb^u 3amalⁱⁿ)	صاحِبُ عَمَلٍ (أَصْحابُ عَمَلٍ)
boss, manager	mudīr^un (mudarāʔ^u)	مُديرٌ (مُدَراءُ)
boss, manager	masʔūl^un	مَسْؤولٌ
colleague, coworker	zamīl^u 3amalⁱⁿ (zumalāʔ^u 3amalⁱⁿ)	زَميلُ عَمَلٍ (زُمَلاءُ عَمَلٍ)
company	šarika^tun	شَرِكَةٌ
to start work	badaʔa ^[1s1] -l3amala	بَدَأَ العَمَلَ
to take a break	ʔaxađa ^{[1s3^a]} -stirāɧa^tan	أَخَذَ اسْتِراحَةً
to take a break	ʔaxađa ^{[1s3^a]} qisʈ^an min^a -rrāɧa^ti	أَخَذَ قِسْطًا مِنَ الرّاحَةِ
lunch break	istirāɧa^tu ɣadāʔⁱⁿ	اِسْتِراحَةُ غَداءٍ
to finish work, get off work	ʔanhā ^[4d] -l3amala	أَنْهى العَمَلَ
to finish work, get off work	intahā ^[4d] min^a -l3amalⁱ	اِنْتَهى مِنَ العَمَلِ
to work overtime	3amila ^[1s4] li-sā3ātⁱⁿ ʔiɖāfiyya^tin	عَمِلَ لِساعاتٍ إِضافِيَّةٍ
to work overtime	3amila ^[1s4] li-waqtⁱⁿ ʔiɖāfiyyⁱⁿ	عَمِلَ لِوَقْتٍ إِضافِيٍّ
working hours	sā3āt^u -l3amalⁱ	ساعاتُ العَمَلِ
I work eight hours a day.	ʔana ʔa3mal^u ŧamāniy^a sā3ātⁱⁿ fī -lyawmⁱ.	أَنا أَعْمَلُ ثَمانِيَ ساعاتٍ في اليَوْمِ.
day shift	munāwaba^tun nahāriyya^tun	مُناوَبَةٌ نَهارِيَّةٌ
day shift	wardiyya^tun nahāriyya^tun	وَرْدِيَّةٌ نَهارِيَّةٌ
night shift, graveyard shift	munāwaba^tun layliyya^tun	مُناوَبَةٌ لَيْلِيَّةٌ
night shift, graveyard shift	wardiyya^tun layliyya^tun	وَرْدِيَّةٌ لَيْلِيَّةٌ
I work the night shift.	ʔana ʔa3mal^u fī -lmunāwaba^ti -llayliyya^ti.	أَنا أَعْمَلُ في المُناوَبَةِ اللَّيْلِيَّةِ.
off work, not working	xārij^a -l3amalⁱ	خارِجَ العَمَلِ
off work, not working	xārij^a -ddawāmⁱ	خارِجَ الدَّوامِ
off work, not working	lā ya3mal^u	لا يَعْمَلُ
I have weekends off.	ʔana mutafarriɣ^un nihāya^ta -lʔusbū3ⁱ.	أَنا مُتَفَرِّغٌ نِهايَةَ الأُسْبوعِ.
I have weekends off.	lā ʔa3mal^u nihāya^ta -lʔusbū3ⁱ.	لا أَعْمَلُ نِهايَةَ الأُسْبوعِ.
office	maktab^un (makātib^u)	مَكْتَبٌ (مَكاتِبُ)
office worker	muwaʐʐaf^un maktabiyy^un	مُوَظَّفٌ مَكْتَبِيٌّ
company representative	mumaŧŧil^u šarika^tin	مُمَثِّلُ شَرِكَةٍ
company representative	mandūb^u šarika^tin	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 riɧla^ti 3amalⁱⁿ	ذَهَبَ في رِحْلَةِ عَمَلٍ
to have a meeting	ladayhⁱ -jtimā3^un	لَدَيْهِ اجْتِماعٌ
client	3amīl^un (3umalāʔ^u)	عَميلٌ (عُمَلاءُ)
client	zabūn^un (zabāʔin^u)	زَبونٌ (زَبائِنُ)
to earn money	kasaba ^[1s2] -lmāl^a	كَسَبَ المالَ
wage, pay	duf3a^tun	دُفْعَةٌ
wage, pay	ʔajr^un (ʔujūr^un)	أَجْرٌ (أُجورٌ)
salary	rātib^un (rawātib^u)	راتِبٌ (رَواتِبُ)
salary	ma3āš^un	مَعاشٌ
My salary is just okay.	rātibī jayyid^un naw3an mā.	راتِبي جَيِّدٌ نَوْعًا ما.
to get paid	taqāɖā rātibah^u	تَقاضى راتِبَهُ
payday	yawm^u daf3ⁱ -rrawātibⁱ	يَوْمُ دَفْعِ الرَّواتِبِ
I get paid on the first of the month.	ʔataqāɖā rātibī fī bi-dāya^ti -ššahrⁱ.	أَتَقاضى راتِبي في بِدايَةِ الشَّهْرِ.
bonus, incentive	mukāfaʔa^tun	مُكافَأَةٌ
bonus, incentive	ɧāfiz^un (ɧawāfiz^u)	حافِزٌ (حَوافِزُ)
pay raise	ziyāda^tun fī -rrātibⁱ	زِيادَةٌ في الرّاتِبِ
to get a raise	ɧaʂala ^[1s3] 3alā 3alāwa^tin	حَصَلَ عَلى عَلاوَةٍ
to give __ a raise	ʔa3ʈā ^[4d] __ 3alāwa^tan	أَعْطى __ عَلاوَةً
promotion	tarqiya^tun	تَرْقِيَةٌ
to get promoted	ɧaʂala ^[1s3] 3alā tarqiya^tin	حَصَلَ عَلى تَرْقِيَةٍ
Praise be to God, I got a promotion this month.	alɧamd^u lilāhⁱ, ɧaʂalt^u 3alā tarqiya^tin hađā -ššahrⁱ.	الحَمْدُ لِلهِ، حَصَلْتُ عَلى تَرْقِيَةٍ هَذا الشَّهْرِ.
unemployed, jobless	3āʈil^un 3anⁱ -l3amalⁱ	عاطِلٌ عَنِ العَمَلِ
unemployment	baʈāla^tun	بَطالَةٌ
to resign	istaqāla ^[10h]	اِسْتَقالَ
to quit one’s job	taraka ^[1s3] 3amalah^u	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	rātib^u taqā3udⁱⁿ	راتِبُ تَقاعُدٍ
(age of) retirement	sinn^u -ttaqā3udⁱ	سِنُّ التَّقاعُدِ
I hope to retire when I’m sixty.	ʔāmul^u ʔan ʔataqā3ad^a 3indamā ʔabluɣ^u -ssittīn^a min 3umrī.	آمُلُ أَنْ أَتَقاعَدَ عِنْدَما أَبْلُغُ السِّتّينَ مِنْ عُمْري.
career	masīra^tun mihniyya^tun	مَسيرَةٌ مِهْنِيَّةٌ
career	mihna^tun (mihan^un)	مِهْنَةٌ (مِهَنٌ)
trade, craft	ɧirfa^tun (ɧiraf^un)	حِرْفَةٌ (حِرَفٌ)
What do you do?	māđā ta3mal^u?	ماذا تَعْمَلُ؟
I’m a __.	ʔana __.	أَنا __.
I’m a __.	ʔa3mal^u __.	أَعْمَلُ __.
accountant	muɧāsib^un	مُحاسِبٌ
actor	mumaŧŧil^un	مُمَثِّلٌ
architect	muhandis^un mi3māriyy^un	مُهَنْدِسٌ مِعْمارِيٌّ
artist	fannān^un	فَنّانٌ
athlete	ryāɖiyy^un	رياضِيٌّ
baker	xabbāz^un	خَبّازٌ
bank teller, banker	maʂrifiyy^un	مَصْرِفِيٌّ
bank teller, banker	muwaʐʐaf^u bankⁱⁿ	مُوَظَّفُ بَنْكٍ
bank manager	mudīr^u bankⁱⁿ (mudarāʔ^u bunūkⁱⁿ)	مُديرُ بَنْكٍ (مُدَراءُ بُنوكٍ)
barber	ɧallāq^un	حَلّاقٌ
bus driver	sāʔiq^u ɧāfila^tin	سائِقُ حافِلَةٍ
butcher	jazzār^un	جَزّارٌ
carpenter	najār^un	نَجارٌ
cashier	ʔamīn^u ʂundūqⁱⁿ	أَمينُ صُنْدوقٍ
chef	ʈāhⁱⁿ (ʈuhā^tun)	طاهٍ (طُهاةٌ)
cleaner	3āmil^u naʐāfa^ti (3ummāl^u naʐāfa^tin)	عامِلُ نَظافَةِ (عُمّالُ نَظافَةٍ)
cook	ʈabbāx^un	طَبّاخٌ
customer service representative	muwaʐʐaf^u xidma^ti -l3umalāʔⁱ	مُوَظَّفُ خِدْمَةِ العُمَلاءِ
customer service representative	mandūb^u xidma^ti -l3umalāʔⁱ (manādīb^u xidma^ti -l3umalāʔⁱ)	مَنْدوبُ خِدْمَةِ العُمَلاءِ (مَناديبُ خِدْمَةِ العُمَلاءِ)
dentist	ʈabīb^u ʔasnānⁱⁿ (ʔaʈibbāʔ^u ʔasnānⁱⁿ)	طَبيبُ أَسْنانٍ (أَطِبّاءُ أَسْنانٍ)
doctor	ʈabīb^un (ʔaʈibbāʔ^un)	طَبيبٌ (أَطِبّاءٌ)
editor	muɧarrir^un	مُحَرِّرٌ
electrician (repairman)	kahrubāʔiyy^un	كَهْرُبائِيٌّ
electrician (repairman)	3āmil^u kahrubāʔⁱⁿ (3ummāl^u kahrubāʔⁱⁿ)	عامِلُ كَهْرُباءٍ (عُمّالُ كَهْرُباءٍ)
engineer	muhandis^un	مُهَنْدِسٌ
farmer	muzāri3^un	مُزارِعٌ
farmer	fallāɧ^un	فَلّاحٌ
firefighter	rajul^u ʔiʈfāʔⁱⁿ (rijāl^u ʔiʈfāʔⁱⁿ)	رَجُلُ إِطْفاءٍ (رِجالُ إِطْفاءٍ)
fisherman	ʂāʔid^u samakⁱⁿ	صائِدُ سَمَكٍ
flight attendant	muɖīfa^tu ʈayarānⁱⁿ	مُضيفَةُ طَيَرانٍ
garbage collector	3āmil^u naʐāfa^ti (3ummāl^u naʐāfa^tin)	عامِلُ نَظافَةِ (عُمّالُ نَظافَةٍ)
gardener	bustāniyy^un	بُسْتانِيٌّ
gardener	janāʔinyy^un	جَنائِنيٌّ
hairdresser	muʂaffif^u ša3rⁱⁿ	مُصَفِّفُ شَعْرٍ
imam	ʔimām^un (ʔaʔimma^tun)	إِمامٌ (أَئِمَّةٌ)
judge	qāɖⁱⁿ (quɖā^tun)	قاضٍ (قُضاةٌ)
laborer	3āmil^un (3ummāl^un)	عامِلٌ (عُمّالٌ)
lawyer, attorney	muɧāmⁱⁿ	مُحامٍ
maid	xādima^tun	خادِمَةٌ
mechanic	mīkānīkiyy^un	ميكانيكِيٌّ
musician	mūsīqār^un	موسيقارٌ
nurse	mumarriɖ^un	مُمَرِّضٌ
painter (of art)	rassām^un	رَسّامٌ
painter, house painter	dahhān^un	دَهّانٌ
pharmacist	ʂaydaliyy^un (ʂayādila^tun)	صَيْدَلِيٌّ (صَيادِلَةٌ)
pilot	ʈayyār^un	طَيّارٌ
pilot	qāʔid^u ʈāʔira^tin	قائِدُ طائِرَةٍ
plumber	sabbāk^un	سَبّاكٌ
police officer	ɖābiʈ^u šurʈa^tin (ɖubbāʈ^u šurʈa^tin)	ضابِطُ شُرْطَةٍ (ضُبّاطُ شُرْطَةٍ)
politician	syāsiyy^un	سياسِيٌّ
priest	kāhin^un (kahana^tun)	كاهِنٌ (كَهَنَةٌ)
priest	qiss^un (qusūs^un)	قِسٌّ (قُسوسٌ)
priest	rāhib^un (ruhbān^un)	راهِبٌ (رُهْبانٌ)
professor	ʔustāđ^un jāmi3iyy^un	أُسْتاذٌ جامِعِيٌّ
real estate agent	simsār^un (samāsira^tun)	سِمْسارٌ (سَماسِرَةٌ)
repairman	muʂalliɧ^un	مُصَلِّحٌ
repairman	3āmil^u taʂlīɧātⁱⁿ	عامِلُ تَصْليحاتٍ
sailor	baɧɧār^un	بَحّارٌ
sailor	mallāɧ^un	مَلّاحٌ
salesperson	mandūb^u mabī3ātⁱⁿ (manādīb^u mabī3ātⁱⁿ)	مَنْدوبُ مَبيعاتٍ (مَناديبُ مَبيعاتٍ)
secretary	sikritēr^un	سِكْرِتيْرٌ
servant	xādim^un	خادِمٌ
shop assistant	3āmil^u matjarⁱⁿ	عامِلُ مَتْجَرٍ
shopkeeper	baqqāl^un	بَقّالٌ
shopkeeper	ʂāɧib^u matjarⁱⁿ	صاحِبُ مَتْجَرٍ
soldier	3askariyy^un (3asākir^u)	عَسْكَرِيٌّ (عَساكِرُ)
soldier	jundiyy^un (junūd^un)	جُنْدِيٌّ (جُنودٌ)
taxi driver	sāʔiq^u sayyāra^ti ʔujra^tin	سائِقُ سَيّارَةِ أُجْرَةٍ
teacher	mu3allim^un	مُعَلِّمٌ
teacher	mudarris^un	مُدَرِّسٌ
technician	fanniyy^un	فَنِّيٌّ
travel agent	wakīl^u safarⁱⁿ (wukalāʔ^u safarⁱⁿ)	وَكيلُ سَفَرٍ (وُكَلاءُ سَفَرٍ)
veterinarian	ʈabīb^un bayʈariyy^un (ʔaʈibbāʔ^un bayʈariyyūn^a)	طَبيبٌ بَيْطَرِيٌّ (أَطِبّاءٌ بَيْطَرِيّونَ)
waiter	nādil^un (nudul^un)	نادِلٌ (نُدُلٌ)
waitress	nādila^tun	نادِلَةٌ
writer	kātib^un (kuttāb^un)	كاتِبٌ (كُتّابٌ)

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