principal in Arabic: مدير (mudīr) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

In educational contexts, "principal" means the head of a school, translated as مُدِير. It is a masculine noun; the feminine form for a female head is مُدِيرة. The plural is مُدَراء.

Example sentences

المُدِيرُ يَستَقبِلُ الطلابَ الجُدُدَ.

al‑mudīru yastaqbilu al‑ṭullāba al‑jududa.

The principal welcomes the new students.
قابلتُ المُدِيرَ في مكتبِهِ.

qābaltu al‑mudīra fī maktabihi.

I met the principal in his office.
المُدِيرُ أعلَنَ عن جدولِ الاختباراتِ.

al‑mudīru aʿlana ʿan jadwal al‑ikhtibārāt.

The principal announced the exam schedule.

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.

Principal accounts

الحسابات الرئيسية

Principal publications

باء - المنشورات الرئيسية

Principal Legal Adviser;

مستشار قانوني رئيسي؛

The principal had a dog.

كان لدى مدير المدرسة كلب.

Principal or subsidiary body

هيئة رئيسية أم فرعية

Principal subjects of concern

دال - دواعي القلق الرئيسية

What did the principal tell him?

ماذا قال له مدير المدرسة؟

The teacher called the principal.

اتّصل المدرّس بمدير المدرسة.

What are the principal shortcomings?

ما هي جوانب النقص الرئيسية؟

Objectives, principal functions and priorities

ألف - الأهداف، والمهام الأساسية، والأولويات

(d) Principal function: International cooperation

(د) الوظيفة الأساسية: التعاون الدولي

"===Principal photography===Principal photography took 300 days, from spring 1973 through early 1974, with a break for Christmas.

استغرق التصوير الرئيسي 300 يوما، من ربيع 1973 وحتى أوائل عام 1974، مع استراحة لعيد الميلاد.

Questions and answers

Can "principal" refer to money?

When meaning "main amount" the word رَئِيسِيّ is used, not مُدِير.

What is the feminine form?

مُدِيرة for a female principal.

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