See also: مدیر

Arabic edit

Root
د و ر (d-w-r)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of أَدَارَ (ʔadāra).

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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

  1. active participle of أَدَارَ (ʔadāra).

Declension edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. manager, director, head