How to say "principal, headteacher" in Arabic
New wordMeaningprincipal, headteacher
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مُدِير الْمَدْرَسَة
mudīr al-madrasaמדיר אל-מדרסה
مدير المدرسة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מנהל בית ספר
menahel beit seferمِنَاهِل بِيت سِفِر
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
د-و-ر'The school's director': mudīr is the one who runs (adāra) things. The interesting half is madrasa, from د-ر-س 'to study', which matches Hebrew ד-ר-ש as in מדרש.
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In a phrase
مُدِير الْمَدْرَسَة فِي الْمَكْتَب
mudīr al-madrasa fī l-maktabמדיר אל-מדרסה פי אל-מכתבThe principal is in the office.
Feminine
مُدِيرَة الْمَدْرَسَة
mudīrat al-madrasaמדירת אל-מדרסהMore words from this root
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