framework in Arabic: إطار (iṭār) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

هَيْكَل haykal — framework · physical structure

How to use it

The word 'framework' in English can refer to both a physical structure (like a picture frame) and an abstract system of ideas or rules. In Arabic, 'إطار' (iṭār) is commonly used for both meanings, though 'هيكل' (haykal) is often preferred for physical structures. Remember that 'إطار' is masculine.

Example sentences

وَضَعَ المُدِيرُ إِطَارًا جَدِيدًا لِلشَّرِكَةِ.

waḍaʿa al-mudīru iṭāran jadīdan lil-sharika.

The manager set a new framework for the company.
هَذَا الإِطَارُ خَشَبِيٌّ وَقَوِيٌّ.

hādhā al-iṭāru khashabiyyun wa-qawiyyun.

This frame is wooden and strong.
تَحْتَاجُ القَضِيَّةُ إِلَى إِطَارٍ قَانُونِيٍّ.

taḥtāju al-qaḍiyyatu ilā iṭārin qānūniyyin.

The case needs a legal framework.

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.

Framework

ثالثا - إطار العمل

Legal framework

ثانيا - الإطار القانوني

Policy framework

ألف - إطار السياسة العامة

The new framework:

وأصبح إطار العمل الجديد:

Programme framework 2

المختصرات

Legislative framework.

الإطار التشريعي

Institutional framework

3-1 الإطار المؤسسي

Accountability framework

واو - إطار المساءلة

Administrative Framework.

الإطار الإداري

The accountability framework

إطار المساءلة

(c) Accountability framework.

(ج) إطار المساءلة.

And the framework is a memory framework, not a computation or behavior framework. It's a memory framework.

و الإطار هو إطار يقوم على الذاكرة, ليس إطاراً يقوم على الحساب أو السلوك. إنه إطار يقوم على الذاكرة.

Questions and answers

Is 'إطار' always a physical frame?

No, 'إطار' can also mean an abstract framework, like a 'legal framework' (إطار قانوني) or a 'conceptual framework' (إطار مفاهيمي).

What's the difference between 'إطار' and 'هيكل'?

'هيكل' (haykal) often refers to a more substantial physical structure or skeleton, while 'إطار' can be a frame, structure, or system, both physical and abstract.