English → Arabic
vice in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- nāʾib
- Arabizi
na2ib- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- نُوّابٌ nuwwābun
- Root
- ن و ب
How to use it
"Vice" as a noun means a deputy or assistant, especially in titles like vice‑president. It is a masculine noun; the plural is "نُوّاب". Use it when referring to a person who stands in for a superior.
Example sentences
-
هُوَ نَائِبُ الْرَّئِيسِ فِي الاِجْتِمَاعِ.
huwa nāʾibu al-raʾīsi fī al-ijtimāʿi.
He is the vice‑president at the meeting.
-
قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ النَّائِبُ عَنِ القَضِيَّةِ.
qad takallama al-nāʾibu ʿani al-qaḍiyyati.
The vice spoke about the issue.
-
سَأَلْتُ النَّائِبَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ.
saʾaltu al-nāʾiba ʿani al-sāʿati.
I asked the deputy for the time.
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.
KP Vice-Chair
أنغولا
Vice-Chairmen:
نائبا الرئيس:
Or vice versa.
أو ربما يحدث العكس.
(Vice-Chairman)
(نائب الرئيس)
Vice-President:
نائب الرئيس:
Vice-Presidents
نواب الرئيس:
Vice-Chairpersons:
نواب الرئيس:
(Vice-Chairperson)
ثم: السيدة بالم (نائبة الرئيس)
Vice-President, John F.
3 - نائــب رئيـــس، جامعــــة جـــون ف.
Vice-President ex officio
نائب الرئيس (بحكم منصبه)
Election of Vice-Presidents
انتخاب نواب رئيس المؤتمر
Vice-Chairman-cum-Rapporteur:
نائب الرئيس والمقرر:
Questions and answers
Can "vice" be used for moral faults?
For moral faults the Arabic word is رذيلة (riḏīla), not نائِب.
Is there a feminine form?
The role can be held by a woman, but the word stays نائِب; you can add "نائبة" for a female deputy.
Related words and expressions
Updated