English → Arabic
chief engineer in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- kabīru al-muhandisīna
- Arabizi
kabeer almhndisin- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- كُبَرُ المُهَنْدِسِينَ kubaru al-muhandisīna
How to use it
"كَبِيرُ المُهَنْدِسِينَ" is the formal title for the senior engineer in an organization. It is a compound noun; the first word is an adjective meaning “chief, senior”.
Example sentences
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يُعَيِّنُ الشَّرِكَةُ كَبِيرَ المُهَنْدِسِينَ الجَدِيدَ
yuʿayyin al-sharikatu kabīra al-muhandisīna al-jadīda
The company appointed a new chief engineer.
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كَبِيرُ المُهَنْدِسِينَ يُشرفُ على مَشَارِيعِ البِنَاءِ
kabīru al-muhandisīna yushrifu ʿala mashārīʿ al-bināʾ
The chief engineer oversees construction projects.
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قَدْ أَسْلَمَ كَبِيرُ المُهَنْدِسِينَ تقاريره للمدير
qad aslama kabīru al-muhandisīna taqārīrahu lil-mudīr
The chief engineer submitted his reports to the manager.
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.
Enver Ziganshin, the chief engineer of BP Russia, was shot to death in Irkutsk on September 30.
فقد قُـتِلإنفير زيجانشين كبير مهندسي شركةBP Russia رمياً بالرصاص في إيركوتسك في الثلاثين من سبتمبر/أيلول.
Questions and answers
Is there a shorter colloquial term?
In spoken Arabic people often say "المهندس الرئيسي".
Can a woman hold this title?
Yes, the title can be used for a female chief engineer, often rendered as "كَبِيرَةُ المُهَنْدِسَات".
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