Arabic Vocabulary: Job Titles and Occupations in Arabic

In our daily conversations, it’s very common to talk about someone’s occupation, especially when getting to know the person for the first time. Everybody in this world has an occupation; it’s one of those things that tell a lot about a person. That’s why, in this “Learn Arabic” post, we’ve chosen to give you a list of common jobs.

accountantactorartist
Accountant | mohaasib |       محاسب Actor | momatthil |       ممثل Artist | fannan |      فنان
astronautathletebaker
Astronaut | ra’ed fadaa’ |      رائد فضاء Athlete | riaadi |      رياضي Baker | khappaz |      خباز
ballerinablacksmithcarpenter
Ballerina | raqesat baaleh|       راقصة باليه Blacksmith | haddad |       حداد Carpenter | najjar |       نجار
chambermaidchefcleaner
Chambermaid | khadima|       خادمة Chef | ra’ees tohaat|       رئيس الطهاة Cleaner | monathif |       منظف
dentistdetectivedoctor
Dentist | tabeeb asnan|       طبيب أسنان Detective | taharri |       تحري Doctor | tabeeb or hakeem|       طبيب - حكيم
engineerexplorerfireman
Engineer | mohandis |       مهندس Explorer | mostakchef |       مستكشف Fireman | itfaa’i |       إطفائي
fishmongerinventorjudge
Fishmonger| taajer as samak |       تاجر السمك Inventor | mokhtari^a or mobtakir |       مخترع - مبتكر Judge | qaadi |       قاضي
lawyernursepainter
Lawyer | mohaami |       محام Nurse | momarrida |       ممرضة Painter | rassaam |       رسام
photographerpolicemanporter
Photographer | mosawwir |       مصور Policeman | chorti or rajel ‘amn |       شرطي - رجل أمن Porter | hammaal |       حمال
presidentreportersales_assistant
President | ra’ees |       رئيس Reporter | sahaafi |       صحافي Sales assistant | baa’e^a or taajer |       بائع - تاجر
scientistsecretarysinger
Scientist | ^aalem |       عالم Secretary | sekerteer |       سكرتير Singer | motreb or moghanni|       مطرب - مغني
soldierstudenttailor
Soldier | jondi or ^askari |       جندي - عسكري Student | taalib or telmeeth |       طالب - تلميذ Tailor | khayyaat |       خياط
teachertechnicianwaitress
Teacher | mo^allem or modarres |       معلم - مدرس Technician | fanni |       فني Waiteress | naadela |       نادلة

In the list above, only the masculine forms are given, except for the last one. Keep in mind, though, that the feminine form can be easily extracted from the masculine form by adding the “taa’ marbuta ة, ــة ”. However, that is not always the case. We will definitely have another post to talk about some other common job titles and occupations that include feminine forms as well. Thanks for learning Arabic for free with us.

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