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doctor in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ṭabīb
- Arabizi
Tabib- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أطِبَّاءٌ aṭibbāʾun
- Root
- ط ب ب
How to use it
"Doctor" (طَبِيبٌ) denotes a qualified medical professional. It is masculine; the feminine form is طَبِيبَةٌ. The plural is أَطِبَّاءٌ. Use it for any licensed practitioner.
Example sentences
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زُرْتُ الطَّبِيبَ لِفَحصِ الصِّحَّةِ
zurtu al-ṭabība li-faḥṣi al-ṣiḥḥati
I visited the doctor for a health check.
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يُقَدِّمُ الطَّبِيبُ النُّصْحَ لِلمَرْضَى
yuqaddimu al-ṭabību al-nuṣḥa lil-maraḍā
The doctor gives advice to patients.
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الطَّبِيبُ خَرَّجَ مِنْ كُلِّيَّةِ الطِّبِّ
al-ṭabību kharraja min kulliyyati al-ṭibb
The doctor graduated from the faculty of medicine.
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.
I'm a doctor.
أنا طبيب.
I'm the doctor.
أنا هو الطّبيب.
He is a doctor.
إنه طبيب.
Call the doctor!
اتصل بالطبيب!
Is she a doctor?
هل هي طبيبة؟
Excuse me, Doctor.
معذرة يا دكتور.
Isn't she a doctor?
أليست طبيبة؟
She's not a doctor.
إنها ليست طبيبة.
He's a doctor there.
إنه دكتور هنا.
She became a doctor.
أصبحت طبيبة.
Good morning, doctor!
صباح الخير, أيها الطبيب!
Please call a doctor!
من فضلك اتصل بالطبيب!
Questions and answers
What is the feminine form?
طَبِيبَةٌ (ṭabībah) is used for a female doctor.
Is "doctor" ever used for a PhD holder?
In Arabic, a PhD holder is usually called أُسْتَاذٌ or دُكْتُور, not طَبِيبٌ.
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