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lawyer in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- muḥām
- Arabizi
mu7amin- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- مُحَامُون muḥāmūn
- Root
- ح م م
How to use it
محامٍ is a masculine noun for a professional who practices law. In formal contexts you may add the definite article: المُحَامِي. The feminine form is محامية (muḥāmiyah).
Example sentences
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المُحَامِي يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى الشَّاهِدِ.
al-muḥāmī yastamiʿu ilā al-shāhid.
The lawyer listens to the witness.
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سَأَلْتُ المُحَامِي عَنِ القَضِيَّةِ.
saʾaltu al-muḥāmī ʿani al-qaḍiyya.
I asked the lawyer about the case.
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المُحَامِي يَكْتُبُ عَقْدًا جَدِيدًا.
al-muḥāmī yaktubu ʿaqdan jadīdan.
The lawyer writes a new contract.
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.
Are you a lawyer?
هل أنت محامٍ؟
Sami is a lawyer.
سامي محامٍ.
Tom needs a good lawyer.
توم يحتاج الى محامٍ جيد.
Bachelor of Laws, lawyer.
إجازة في الحقوق ودبلوم محاماة.
He decided to be a lawyer.
قرر أن يصبح محامياً
I doubt if he is a lawyer.
أنا أشك في أنه محام.
Practising lawyer, litigation.
محام مزاول للمهنة، الخصومات القضائية
I don't believe he is a lawyer.
لا أصدق أنه محام.
The lawyer doubted his innocence.
شك المحامي في براءته.
The lawyer agreed to represent him.
ولقد وافق المحامي على تمثيله.
Saudi lawyer Badr Al Naqethan tweets:
وغرد المحامي السعودي بندر النقيثان:
He had not met with the lawyer in person; his mother appeared to be the one giving instructions to the lawyer.
ولم يلتق صاحب الشكوى محاميه في السجن، ولكن يبدو أن والدته هي التي كانت تنقل التعليمات إلى المحامي.
Questions and answers
Is there a difference between محامٍ and محامٍ عام?
محامٍ عام refers to a public prosecutor, while محامٍ is any lawyer in private practice.
How do you address a lawyer politely?
You can say سَيِّد المُحَامِي (Mr. Lawyer) or simply المُحَامِي الفاضِل.
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