How to say "classmate, colleague" in Arabic
New wordMeaningclassmate, colleague
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
زَمِيل
zamīlזמיל
زميل
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
חבר לכיתה
khaver lakitaخَاڤِر لَاكِيتَا
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Arabic root
ز-م-لZamīl covers anyone you share a framework with — a classmate at school, a colleague at work. Hebrew uses חבר, 'friend', for both.
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In a phrase
زَمِيلِي فِي الصَّفّ
zamīlī fī ṣ-ṣaffזמילי פי א-צףmy classmate
Plural
زُمَلَاء
zumalāʾזמלאאbroken plural fuʿalāʾ, typical of faʿīl nouns for people.
Feminine
زَمِيلَة
zamīlaזמילהMore in School & Study
- parent, guardian (school term)walī al-amrوَلِيّ الْأَمْرהורה
- school inspector, supervisormufattishمُفَتِّشמפקח
- kindergarten teachermuʿallimat rawḍaمُعَلِّمَة رَوْضَةגננת
- classroomghurfat aṣ-ṣaffغُرْفَة الصَّفّכיתה
- schoolyard, playgroundsāḥat al-madrasaسَاحَة الْمَدْرَسَةחצר בית הספר
- laboratory, labmukhtabarمُخْتَبَرמעבדה