English → Arabic
discrimination in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- tamyīz
- Arabizi
tamyeez- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- م ي ز
How to use it
‘Discrimination’ refers to unjust or prejudicial treatment of people based on race, gender, religion, etc. In Arabic the standard term is تَمْيِيز (tamyeez). It is a masculine noun; the verb is يُميِّز (yumayyizu).
Example sentences
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يُعَانِي الِاسْتِقْرَارُ مِنْ تَمْيِيزٍ فِي العَمَلِ.
yuʿānī al-istiqrār min tamyīzin fī al-ʿamali.
He suffers discrimination at work.
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تُحَارِبُ القَانُونُ التَمْيِيزَ بَيْنَ الأجْنَانِ.
tuḥāribu al-qānūnu al-tamyīza bayna al-ajānān.
The law combats gender discrimination.
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التَّعْلِيمُ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَالِيًا مِنَ التَّمْيِيزِ.
al-taʿlīmu yajibu an yakūna khāliyan mina al-tamyīzi.
Education should be free of discrimination.
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.
Discrimination:
التمييز:
Non-discrimination
عدم التمييز
XI. Non-discrimination
حادي عشر - عدم التمييز
(b) Non-discrimination;
(ب) عدم التمييز؛
Discrimination against Women
اللجنة المعنية بالقضاء على التمييز ضد المرأة
Definition of Discrimination
تعريف التمييز
Prevention of discrimination:
5- منع التمييز:
Discrimination in employment:
1-2-1 على الصعيد القانوني
It extends the law on discrimination to indirect discrimination.
ويتسع نطاق قانون التمييز ليشمل التمييز غير المباشر.
The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 makes sex discrimination illegal.
ويجعل قانون التمييز بين الجنسين لسنة 1999 ممارسة التمييز ضد المرأة مخالفة قانونية.
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination:
العنصرية والتمييز العنصري وكره الأجانب وجميع أشكال التمييز:
Elimination of racism and racial discrimination: elimination of racism and racial discrimination
القضاء على العنصرية والتمييز العنصري: القضاء على العنصرية والتمييز العنصري
Questions and answers
Is there a neutral word for ‘discrimination’?
Yes, تَفْرِيق also means separation without a negative connotation.
Can ‘discrimination’ be positive?
In some contexts ‘discrimination’ can mean ‘discernment’, translated as تَفْصِيل.
Related words and expressions
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