How to say "architect" in Arabic
New wordMeaningarchitect
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مِعْمَارِيّ
miʿmārīמעמארי
معماري
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
אדריכל
adrikhalأَدْرِيخَال
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
ع-م-رFrom عمارة 'building, architecture' (root ع-م-ر, also behind عُمْر 'lifetime' — a building and a life both 'stand' and 'endure'). No Hebrew relative: אדריכל comes from a completely separate ancient loan meaning roughly 'chief craftsman'.
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In a phrase
الْمِعْمَارِيّ فِي الْمَكْتَب
al-miʿmārī fī l-maktabאל-מעמארי פי אל-מכתבThe architect is in the office.
Plural
مِعْمَارِيُّون
miʿmāriyyūnמעמאריוןsound masculine plural -ūn
Feminine
مِعْمَارِيَّة
miʿmāriyyaמעמאריה