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acting in Arabic

تَمْثِيل
Pronunciation
tamthīl
Arabizi
tamtheel
Type
noun · masculine
Root
م ث ل

How to use it

“Acting” (التمثيل) refers to the performance art of portraying characters on stage, screen, or other media. It is a masculine noun; the definite article “ال” is used when speaking generally.

Example sentences

  • اَلْتَّمْثِيلُ فَنٌّ مَجْهُولٌ بَعْضَ الشَّيْءِ

    al-tamthīlu fannun majhūlun baʿḍa ash-shayʾ

    Acting is an art somewhat unknown

  • هُوَ يَدْرُسُ اَلْتَّمْثِيلَ فِي الْجَامِعَةِ

    huwa yadrusu al-tamthīla fī al-jāmiʿa

    He studies acting at university

  • اَلْتَّمْثِيلُ يَطْلُبُ تَدْرِيبًا كَثِيرًا

    al-tamthīlu yaṭlubu tadrīban kathīran

    Acting requires a lot of training

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Acting Chairman

المادة 18

Acting as a judge

القيام بدور القاضي

Acting as a party

القيام بدور الطرف

Acting Chairperson

ويظل الرئيس، في ممارسته لوظائفه، تحت سلطة اللجنة.

Acting as a witness

القيام بدور الشاهد

Think before acting!

فكر قبل أن تتصرف!

Acting Chairperson 24

سابعاً - المحاضر 24

Acting as a prosecutor

القيام بدور المدعي العام

Acting as a representative

القيام بدور الممثل القانوني

Conciliator acting as arbitrator

قيام الموفق بدور محكم

Acting Chairperson 34 21. Rights and duties of the Acting Chairperson 34 22.

4- الإخطار بتاريخ افتتاح الدورات 34

==Acting career==Kruger soon became interested in acting and took lessons at the Cours Florent.

سرعان ما أصبحت كروغر مهتمة بالتمثيل وقامت بأخذ دروس في التمثيل في Cours Florent.

Questions and answers

Is there a verb form for “to act”?

Yes, the verb is يَتَمَثَّلُ (yatamaththalu) meaning “to act.”

Can “acting” be used as an adjective?

In Arabic you would use صِفَة such as “مُمَثِّل” (actor) instead of a direct adjective.

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