How to say "manager, director" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningmanager, director
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مُدِير
mudīrמדיר
مدير
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מנהל
menahelمِنَاهِل
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
د-و-رHebrew root
ד-ו-רMudīr is a form-IV participle of d-w-r 'turn' — the one who keeps things turning, as in dāʾira 'circle, department'. That root is traditionally paired with Hebrew דור 'generation', originally a turning cycle of life.
Related Hebrew word:דורdorدُور
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In a phrase
مُدِير الشَّرِكَة
mudīr ash-sharikaמדיר א-שרכהthe company director
Plural
مُدِيرُون
mudīrūnמדירוןsound masculine plural -ūn; you will also meet the broken مُدَرَاء mudarāʾ
Feminine
مُدِيرَة
mudīraמדירה