مدير

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Arabic

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Root
د و ر (d-w-r)

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of أَدَارَ (ʔadāra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu.diːr/
  • Rhymes: -iːr
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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مُدِير (mudīr) (feminine مُدِيرَة (mudīra), masculine plural مُدِيرُونَ (mudīrūna), feminine plural مُدِيرَات (mudīrāt))

  1. active participle of أَدَارَ (ʔadāra).

Declension

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Noun

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مُدِير (mudīrm (plural مُدِيرُون (mudīrūn) or مُدَراء (mudarāʔ), feminine مُدِيرَة (mudīra))

  1. manager, head, chief, director, administrator, headmaster, boss
  2. superintendent, rector
  3. (music) conductor

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “د و ر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr). Equivalent to the active participle of أدار (ʕadār, to administer, to manage).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu.diːr/, [muˈdiːr]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Noun

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مدير (mudīrm (plural مدرا (mudara), feminine مديرة (mudīre))

  1. manager, director, head