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job ‫وﻇﻴﻔﺔ )ج( وﻇﺎﺋﻒ‬ waZiifa (pl.) waZaa'if '' waZiifa (pl.) waZaayif

profession ‫ﻣﻬﻨﺔ )ج( ﻣﻬﻦ‬ mihna (pl.) mihan '' ''

work ‫ﻋﻤﻞ‬ 3amal ‫ﺷﻐﻞ‬ šuġl

employment ‫ﺗﻮﻇﻴﻒ‬ tawZiif '' ''

unemployment ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻟﺔ‬ baTaala '' ''

siira daatiyya (pl.) siyar

resume ‫ﺳﻴﺮة )ج( ﺳﻴﺮ ذاﺗﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺳﻲ ﻓﻲ‬ C.V.
daatiyya

qualifications ‫ﻣﺆﻫﻼت‬ mu'ahhilaat '' ''

experience ‫ﺧﺒﺮة‬ xibra '' ''

job vacancy ‫ﺧﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬/‫وﻇﻴﻔﺔ ﺷﺎﻏﺮة‬ waZiifa šaaġira/xaaliya '' waZiifa xalya

interview ‫ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﺔ ﺷﺨﺼﻴﺔ‬ muqaabala šaxSiyya '' mu'abla šaxSiyya

promotion ‫ﺗﺮﻗﻴﺔ‬ tarqiyya '' ''

raise ‫ﻋﻼوة )ج( ﻋﻼوات‬ 3elaawa (pl.) 3elaawaat '' ''

‫ ﻳﺘﻮﻇﻒ‬- ‫ﺗﻮﻇﻒ‬ tawaZZafa - yatawaZZafu

to hire ‫ ﻳﺸﺘﻐﻞ‬- ‫اﺷﺘﻐﻞ‬ ištaġal - yištaġal
(‫)ﺗﻮﻇﻒ‬ (tawaZZuf)

darraba - yudarribu
to train (‫ ﻳﺪرّب )ﺗﺪرﻳﺐ‬- ‫درّب‬ '' ''
(tadriib)

to work (‫ ﻳﻌﻤﻞ )ﻋﻤﻞ‬- ‫ﻋﻤﻞ‬ 3amala - ya3milu (3amal) ‫ ﻳﺸﺘﻐﻞ‬- ‫اﺷﺘﻐﻞ‬ ištaġal - yištaġal

‫ ﻳﻄﺮد )ﻃﺮد( ه‬- ‫ﻃﺮد‬ Tarada - yaTrudu (Tard)

to fire '' ''
‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬ (s.o.) min al-3amal

aHaala - yuHiilu (iHaala)

‫ ﻳﺤﻴﻞ )اﺣﺎﻟﺔ( ه‬- ‫أﺣﺎل‬
(s.o.) 3ala l-ma3aaš/t-
‫اﻟﺘﻘﺎﻋﺪ‬/‫ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻌﺎش‬
taqaa3ud

‫ ﻳﺴﺘﻘﻴﻞ‬- ‫اﺳﺘﻘﺎل‬ istaqaala - yastaqiilu

to resign '' ''
(‫)اﺳﺘﻘﺎﻟﺔ‬ (istiqaala)

taqaa3ada - yataqaa3adu
to retire (‫ ﻳﺘﻘﺎﻋﺪ )ﺗﻘﺎﻋﺪ‬- ‫ﺗﻘﺎﻋﺪ‬ '' ''
(taqaa3ud)

salary ‫ﻣﺮﺗﺐ )ج( ﻣﺮﺗﺒﺎت‬ murattab (pl.) murattabaat '' ''

‫راﺗﺐ )ج( رواﺗﺐ‬ raatib (pl.) rawaatib

income ‫دﺧﻞ‬ daxl

(monthly) salary ‫ﻣﺎﻫﻴﺔ )ج( ﻣﺎﻫﻴﺎت‬ mahiyya (pl.) mahiyyaat

living ‫رزق )ج( أرزاق‬ rizq (pl.) arzaaq '' riz' (pl.) arzaa'

benefits ‫ﻣﻤﻴﺰات اﻟﻮﻇﻴﻔﺔ‬ mumayyizaat al-waZiifa '' ''

pension ‫ﻣﻌﺎش‬ ma3aaš '' ''

‫ﻣﻴﻌﺎد | وﻗﺖ‬
time to leave work mii3aad/wa't il-inSiraaf
‫اﻻﻧﺼﺮاف‬

boss ‫ﻣﺪﻳﺮ‬ mudiir '' ''

colleague, coworker ‫زﻣﻴﻞ )ج( زﻣﻼء‬ zamiil (pl.) zumalaa' '' zimiil (pl.) zumalaa'

office; desk ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ )ج( ﻣﻜﺎﺗﺐ‬ maktab (pl.) makaatib '' ''

shredder ‫ﻓﺮاﻣﺔ )ج( ﻓﺮاﻣﺎت‬ farraaama (pl.) farraamaat '' ''

‫ﻣﺎﻛﻴﻨﺔ ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺮ‬ maakiinat taSwiir ‫ﻣﻜﻨﺔ ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺮ‬ makinit taSwiir

xerox machine
‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻨﺪات‬ al-mustanadaat ‫ﻣﺴﺘﻨﺪات‬ mustanadaat

file ‫ﻣﻠﻒ )ج( ﻣﻠﻔﺎت‬ milaff (pl.) milaffaat '' ''

money ‫ﻣﺎل )ج( أﻣﻮال‬ maal (pl.) amwaal ‫ﻓﻠﻮس‬ filuus

currency ‫ﻋﻤﻠﺔ‬ 3umla '' ''

counterfeit ‫ﻣﺰﻳّﻒ‬ muzayyaf '' ''

‫ﻣﻐﺸﻮش‬ maġšuuš '' ''

cash ‫ﻧﻘﺪ )ج( ﻧﻘﻮد‬ naqd (pl.) nuquud '' na'd (pl.) nu'uud

check ‫ﺷﻴﻚ )ج( ﺷﻴﻜﺎت‬ šek (pl.) šekaat '' ''

bank ‫ﺑﻨﻚ )ج( ﺑﻨﻮك‬ bank (pl.) bunuuk '' ''

‫ﻣﺼﺮف )ج( ﻣﺼﺎرف‬ maSrif (pl.) maSaarif

ATM ‫ﺻﺮّ اف آﻟﻲ‬ Sarraaf aali ‫آي ﺗﻲ ام‬ ATM

account ‫ﺣﺴﺎب )ج( ﺣﺴﺎﺑﺎت‬ Hisaab (pl.) Hisaabaat '' ''

savings account ‫ﺣﺴﺎب ﺗﻮﻓﻴﺮ‬ Hisaab tawfiir '' ''

checking account ‫ﺣﺴﺎب ﺟﺎري‬ Hisaab jaari '' Hisaab gaari

balance ‫رﺻﻴﺪ )ج( أرﺻﺪة‬ raSiid (pl.) arSida '' ''

‫ ﻳﻮدع‬- ‫ودع‬ wada3 - yiwda3

to deposit (‫ ﻳﻮدع )إﻳﺪاع‬- ‫أودع‬ awda3a - yuwdi3u (iidaa3)
(‫)ودﻋﺎن‬ (wada3aan)

‫ ﻳﺴﺠﺐ‬- ‫ﺳﺤﺐ‬
to withdraw saHaba - yasHabu (saHb) '' ''
(‫)ﺳﺤﺐ‬
to earn (‫ ﻳﻜﺴﺐ )ﻛﺴﺐ‬- ‫ﻛﺴﺐ‬ kasaba - yaskibu (kasb) '' kasab - yiksib (kasb)

to get paid (‫ ﻳﻘﺒﺾ )ﻗﺒﺾ‬- ‫ﻗﺒﺾ‬ qabaDa - yaqbiDu (qabD) '' 'abaD - yi'baD ('abD)

payday ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺪﻓﻊ‬ yawm ad-daf3 ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﻘﺒﺾ‬ yoom il-'abD

to spend (‫ ﻳﺼﺮف )ﺻﺮف‬- ‫ﺻﺮف‬ Sarafa - yaSrifu (Sarf) '' Saraf - yiSrif (Sarf)

to save (economize on s.t.

‫ ﻳﻘﺘﺼﺪ‬- ‫اﻗﺘﺼﺪ‬ iqtaSada - yaqtaSidu
ّ ّ waffar - yiwaffar
through a discount or not (‫ﻳﻮﻓﺮ )ﺗﻮﻓﻴﺮ‬ - ‫وﻓﺮ‬
(‫)اﻗﺘﺼﺎد‬ (iqtiSaad) (tawfiir)
spending money)

to save (accumulate money, ‫ ﻳﺤﻮّ ش‬- ‫ﺣﻮّ ش‬ Hawwiš - yiHawwiš

put it aside for later) (‫)ﺗﺤﻮﻳﺶ‬ (taHwiiš)

‫ ﻳﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ‬- ‫اﺷﺘﺜﻤﺮ‬ istatmara - yastatmiru istasmar - yistasmir

to invest ''
(‫)اﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬ (istitmaar) (istismaar)

‫ ﻳﺴﺘﻠﻒ‬- ‫اﺳﺘﻠﻒ‬
to borrow (money) istalafa - yastalifu (istilaaf) '' istalaf - yistilif (istilaaf)
(‫)اﺳﺘﻼف‬
to borrow (things aside from ‫ ﻳﺴﺘﻌﻴﺮ‬- ‫اﺳﺘﻌﺎر‬ ista3aara - yasta3iiru
'' ''
money) (‫)اﺳﺘﻌﺎرة‬ (isti3aara)

to lend (money) ّ
(‫ﻳﺴﻠﻒ )ﺗﺴﻠﻴﻒ‬ ّ
- ‫ﺳﻠﻒ‬ sallafa - yusallifu (tasliif) '' sallif - yisallif (tasliif)

to lend (things aside from ّ

‫ﻳﺴﻠﻒ‬ ّ
- ‫ﺳﻠﻒ‬
(‫ ﻳﻌﻴﺮ )اﻋﺎرة‬- ‫أﻋﺎر‬ a3aara - yu3iiru (i3aara) sallif - yisallif (tasliif)
money) (‫)ﺗﺴﻠﻴﻒ‬
loan ‫ﻗﺮض )ج( ﻗﺮوض‬ qarD (pl.) quruuD '' ''

to owe (ex. thanks to ‫ ﻳﺪﻳﻦ ﻟﻔﻼن‬- ‫دان‬ daana - yadiinu li-fulaan

'' ''
someone) ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺸﻜﺮ‬ biš-šukr

debt ‫دﻳﻦ )ج( دﻳﻮن‬ dein (pl.) duyuun '' ''

credit card ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ اﺋﺘﻤﺎن‬ biTaaqat i'timaan ‫ﻛﺮﻳﺪت ﻛﺎرد‬ kredit kard

allowance ‫ﻋﻼوة )ج( ﻣﻼوات‬ 3elaawa (pl.) 3elaawaat '' ''

accountant ‫ﻣﺤﺎﺳﺐ‬ muHaasib '' ''

actor ‫ﻣﻤﺜﻞ‬ mumattil '' mumassil

administrator ‫اداري‬ idaari '' ''

agent ‫وﻛﻴﻞ )ج( وﻛﻼء‬ wakiil (pl.) wukalaa' '' wakiil (pl.) wukala

air stewardess ‫ﻣﻀﻴﻒ ﺟﻮي‬ muDiif jawwi '' muDiif gawwi

ambassador ‫ﺳﻔﻴﺮ )ج( ﺳﻔﺮاء‬ safiir (pl.) sufaraa' '' safiir (pl.) sufara

analyst ‫ﻣﺤﻠﻞ‬ muHallil '' ''

architect ‫ﻣﻌﻤﺎر‬ mi3maar ‫ﻣﻬﻨﺪس ﻣﻌﻤﺎري‬ muhandis mi3maari

artist ‫ﻓﻨﺎن‬ fannaan '' ''

assistant ‫ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪ‬ musaa3id '' ''

astrologer ‫ﻣﻨﺠﻢ‬ munajjim '' munaggim

astronaut ‫راﺋﺪ ﻓﻀﺎء‬ raa'id faDaa' '' ''

athlete ‫رﻳﺎﺿﻲ‬ riyaaDi '' ''

author ‫ﻣﺆﻟﻒ‬ mu'allif '' ''

baker ‫ﺧﺒﺎز‬ xabbaaz ‫ﻓﺮان‬ farraan

barber ‫ﺣﻼق‬ Hallaaq '' Hallaa'

‫ﻣﺰﻳﻦ‬ mizayyin

blacksmith ‫ﺣﺪاد‬ Haddaad '' ''

broadcaster ‫ﻣﺬﻳﻊ‬ mudii3 '' muzii3

‫رﺟﻞ أﻋﻤﺎل )ج( رﺟﺎل‬ rajul a3maal (pl.) rijaal raagil a3maal (pl.)
businessman ''
‫أﻋﻤﺎل‬ a3maal rigaal a3maal

butcher ‫ﺟﺰار‬ jazzaar '' gazzaar

carpenter ‫ﻧﺠﺎر‬ najjaar '' naggaar

(‫ﺻﺮاف )ج‬ Sarraaf (pl.)

cashier; bank teller ‫ﺻﻴﺮﻓﻲ )ج( ﺻﻴﺎرﻓﺔ‬ Seirafi (pl.) Sayaarifa
‫ﺻﻴﺎرف‬/‫ﺻﻴﺮﻓﺔ‬ Sayarfa/Sayaarif

chemist ‫ﻛﻴﻤﻴﺎﺋﻲ‬ kiimiyaa'i '' kimyaa'i

coach, trainer ‫ﻣﺪرب‬ mudarrib '' ''

composer ‫ﻣﻠﺤﻦ‬ mulaHHin '' ''

computer programmer ‫ﻣﺒﺮﻣﺞ ﺣﺎﺳﻮﺑﺎت‬ mubarmij Haasuubaat ‫ﻣﺒﺮﻣﺞ ﻛﻮﻣﺒﻴﻮﺗﺮ‬ mubarmig kombyuuter

contractor ‫ﻣﻘﺎول‬ muqaawil '' mi'aawil

cook ‫ﻃﺒﺎخ‬ Tabbaax '' ''

correspondent ‫ﻣﺮاﺳﻞ‬ muraasil '' ''

critic ‫ﻧﺎﻗﺪ )ج( ﻧﻘﺎد‬ naaqid (pl.) nuqqaad '' ''

dancer ‫رﻗﺎص‬ raqqaaS '' ra''aaS

dentist ‫ﻃﺒﻴﺐ اﺳﻨﺎن‬ Tabiib asnaan ‫دﻛﺘﻮر اﺳﻨﺎن‬ doktoor asnaan

designer ‫ﻣﺼﻤﻢ‬ muSammim '' ''

diplomat ‫دﺑﻠﻮﻣﺎﺳﻲ‬ dibloomaasi '' ''

director, boss ‫ﻣﺪﻳﺮ )ج( ﻣﺪراء‬ mudiir (pl.) mudaraa' ‫ﻣﺪﻳﺮ )ج( ﻣﺪﻳﺮﻳﻦ‬ mudiir (pl.) mudiiriin

director (e.g. of movies) ‫ﻣﺨﺮج‬ muxrij '' muxrig

doctor ‫ﻃﺒﻴﺐ )ج( أﻃﺒﺎء‬ Tabiib (pl.) aTibaa' ‫دﻛﺘﻮر )ج( دﻛﺘﺮة‬ doktoor (pl.) dakatra

doorman ‫ﺑﻮاب‬ bawwaab '' ''

driver ‫ﺳﺎﺋﻖ‬ saa'iq ‫ﺳﻮاق‬ sawwaa'

editor ‫ﻣﺤﺮر‬ muHarrir '' ''

(‫ﻛﻬﺮﺑﺎﺋﻲ )ج‬ kahrubaa'i (pl.)

electrician ‫ﻛﻬﺮﺑﺎﺋﻲ‬ kahrubaa'i
‫ﻛﻬﺮﺑﺎﺋﻴﺔ‬ kahrubaa'iyya

employee ‫ﻣﻮﻇﻒ‬ muwaZZaf '' ''

engineer ‫ﻣﻬﻨﺪس‬ muhandis '' ''

expert ‫ﺧﺒﻴﺮ )ج( ﺧﺒﺮاء‬ xabiir (pl.) xubaraa' '' xabiir (pl.) xubara

farmer ‫ﻣﺰارع‬ muzaari3 '' ''

‫ﻓﻼح‬ fellaaH '' ''

financial advisor ‫ﻣﺴﺘﺸﺎر ﻣﺎﻟﻲ‬ mustašaar maali '' ''

fireman ‫رﺟﻞ ﻣﻄﺎﻓﺊ‬ rajul maTaafi' ‫ﻋﺴﻜﺮي ﻣﻄﺎﻓﻲ‬ 3askari maTaafi

guard ‫ﺣﺎرس )ج( ﺣﺮاس‬ Haaris (pl.) Hurraas '' ''

hairdresser ‫ﻣﺼﻔﻒ ﺷﻌﺮ‬ muSaffif ša3r ‫ﻛﻮاﻓﻴﺮ‬ kuwafeir

historian ‫ﻣﺆرخ‬ mu'arrix '' ''

inspector, detective ‫ﻣﻔﺘﺶ‬ mufattiš '' ''

inventor ‫ﻣﺨﺘﺮع‬ muxtari3 '' ''

(‫ﺟﻮﻫﺮﺟﻲ )ج‬ gawahirgi (pl.)

jeweler ‫ﺟﻮﻫﺮﺟﻲ‬ jawharji
‫ﺟﻮﻫﺮﺟﻴﺔ‬ gawahirgiyya

journalist ‫ﺻﺤﻔﻲ‬ SuHafi '' ''

judge ‫ﻗﺎض )ج( ﻗﻀﺎة‬

ٍ qaaDin (pl.) quDaah ‫ﻗﺎﺿﻲ )ج( ﻗﻀﺎة‬ 'aaDi (pl.) 'uDaah

lawyer ‫ﻣﺤﺎم‬
ٍ muHaamin ‫ﻣﺤﺎﻣﻲ‬ muHaami

librarian ‫أﻣﻴﻦ ﻣﻜﺘﺒﺔ‬ amiin maktaba '' ''

maid ‫ﺧﺪاﻣﺔ‬ xaddaama ‫ﺷﻐﺎﻟﺔ‬ šaġġala

mailman ‫ﺳﺎﻋﻲ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬ saa3i al-bariid ‫ﺑﺼﻄﺔ‬/‫ﺳﺎﻋﻲ ﺑﺮﻳﺪ‬ saa3i bariid/buSTa

(‫ﺑﺼﻄﺠﻲ )ج‬ buSTagi (pl.)

‫ﺑﺼﻄﺠﻴﺔ‬ buSTagiyya

marketer ‫ﻣﺴﻮق‬ musawwiq '' musawwi'

(‫ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻲ )ج‬ mikaniiki (pl.)

mechanic ‫ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻲ‬ miikaaniki
‫ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻴﺔ‬ mikaniikiyya

merchant ‫ﺗﺎﺟﺮ )ج( ﺗﺠﺎر‬ taajir (pl.) tujjaar '' taagir (pl.) tuggaar

model ‫ﻋﺎرض أزﻳﺎء‬ 3aariD azyaa'

musician ‫ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﺎر‬ muusiiqaar '' musiqaar

nanny ‫ﻣﺮﺑﻴﺔ أﻃﻔﺎل‬ murabbiyyat aTfaal '' murabbiyya

nurse ‫ﻣﻤﺮض‬ mumarriD '' ''

officer ‫ﺿﺎﺑﻂ )ج( ﺿﺒﺎط‬ ZaabiT (pl.) ZubbaaT '' ''

painter ‫رﺳﺎم‬ rassaam '' ''

(‫ﺻﻴﺪﻟﻲ )ج‬
pharmacist ‫ﺻﻴﺪﻟﻲ‬ Saydali Saydali (pl.) Sayadla
‫ﺻﻴﺪﻟﺔ‬
(‫ﻣﺼﻮراﺗﻲ )ج‬ muSawwaraati (pl.)
photographer ‫ﻣﺼﻮر‬ muSawwir
‫ﻣﺼﻮراﺗﻴﺔ‬ muSawwaraatiyya

pilot ‫ﻃﻴﺎر‬ Tayyaar '' ''

plumber ‫ﺳﺒﺎك‬ sabbaak '' ''

poet ‫ﺷﺎﻋﺮ‬ šaa3ir '' ''

policeman ‫ﺷﺮﻃﻲ‬ šurTi ‫ﻋﺴﻜﺮي ﺷﺮﻃﺔ‬ 3askari šurTa

politician ‫ﺳﻴﺎﺳﻲ‬ siyaasi '' ''

producer ‫ﻣﻨﺘﺞ‬ muntij '' muntig

psychologist ‫ﻋﺎﻟﻢ ﻧﻔﺴﺎﻧﻲ‬ 3aalim nafsaani ‫دﻛﺘﻮر ﻧﻔﺴﺎﻧﻲ‬ doktoor nafsaani

professor ‫اﺳﺘﺎذ )ج( أﺳﺎﺗﺬة‬ ustaad (pl.) asaatida '' ustaaz (pl.) asatza

sailor ‫ﺑﺤﺎر‬ baHHaar ‫ﺑﺤﺎر )ج( ﺑﺤﺎرة‬ baHHaar (pl.) baHHaara

salesman ‫ﺑﺎﺋﻊ‬ baa'i3 ‫ﺑﻴﺎع‬ bayyaa3

scientist, scholar ‫ﻋﺎﻟﻢ )ج( ﻋﻠﻤﺎء‬ 3aalim (pl.) 3ulamaa' '' 3aalim (pl.) 3ulama

servant ‫ﺧﺪام‬ xaddaam '' ''

singer ‫ﻣﻐﻦ‬
ٍ muġannin ‫ﻣﻐﻨﻲ‬ muġanni

social worker ‫ﻣﺸﺮف اﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ‬ mušrif ijtimaa3i '' mušrif igtimaa3i

student ‫ﻃﺎﻟﺐ )ج( ﻃﻼب‬ Taalib (pl.) Tullaab '' ''

supervisor ‫ﻣﺮاﻗﺐ‬ muraaqib '' muraa'ib

surgeon ‫ﺟﺮاح‬ jarraaH '' garraaH

tailor ‫ﺧﻴﺎط‬ xayyaaT '' ''

teacher ‫ﻣﺪرس‬ mudarris '' ''

‫ﻣﻌﻠﻢ‬ mu3allim '' ''

veterinarian ‫ﻃﺒﻴﺐ ﺑﻴﻄﺮي‬ Tabiib beTari ‫دﻛﺘﻮر ﺑﻴﻄﺮي‬ doktoor beTari

(‫ﺟﺮﺳﻮن )ج‬ garsoon (pl.)

waiter ‫ﻧﺎدل )ج( ﻧﺪل‬ naadil (pl.) nudul
‫ﺟﺮﺳﻮﻧﺎت‬ garsoonaat
 worker ‫ﻋﺎﻣﻞ )ج( ﻋﻤﺎل‬ 3aamil (pl.) 3ummaal '' ''

writer ‫ﻛﺎﺗﺐ )ج( ﻛﺘﺎب‬ kaatib (pl.) kuttaab '' ''

For all the job titles I didn't list a plural for, you can assume they are regular (add an ‫ ـﻮن‬suffix in fuSHa, an ‫ ـﻴﻦ‬suffix in 3ammiyya).

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