How to say "translator" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningtranslator
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مُتَرْجِم
mutarjimמתרג'ם
مترجم
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מתרגם
metargemمِتَارْگِم
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Hebrew root
ת-ר-ג-םBoth languages conjugate the same ancient loan: Akkadian targumannu 'interpreter' (the source of English 'dragoman') passed through Aramaic into Hebrew תרגם/מתורגמן and Arabic تَرْجَمَ/مُتَرْجِم. The Targum — the Aramaic Bible translation — is this very word.
Related Hebrew word:מתורגמןmeturgemanمِتُرْگِمَان
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In a phrase
هِيَ مُتَرْجِمَة مُمْتَازَة
hiya mutarjima mumtāzaהיא מתרג'מה ממתאזהShe is an excellent translator.
Plural
مُتَرْجِمُون
mutarjimūnמתרג'מוןsound masculine plural -ūn
Feminine
مُتَرْجِمَة
mutarjimaמתרג'מה