How to say "mechanic" in Arabic
New wordMeaningmechanic
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مِيكَانِيكِيّ
mīkānīkīמיכאניכי
ميكانيكي
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מכונאי
mekhonaiمِخُونَاي
How the two words are related
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Both mīkānīkī and English 'mechanic' trace to Greek mēkhanē, 'device, contrivance' — a modern international loan, not a Semitic root. Hebrew מכונאי looks similar but is unrelated, built natively on כ-ו-ן 'to be set, ready' (the root behind מכונה 'machine' and מכון 'institute').
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Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
مِيكَانِيسْيَان
mīkānīsyānמיכאניסיאןMorocco: mīkānīsyān, from French mécanicien.
In a phrase
الْمِيكَانِيكِيّ يُصْلِح السَّيَّارَة
al-mīkānīkī yuṣliḥ as-sayyāraאל-מיכאניכי יצלח א-סיארהThe mechanic fixes the car.
Plural
مِيكَانِيكِيُّون
mīkānīkiyyūnמיכאניכיוןsound masculine plural -ūn