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waitress in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- nādirat
- Arabizi
nadila- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- نَادِلَاتٌ nādirātu
- Root
- ن د ل
How to use it
نَادِلَةٌ is the common word for a female server in a restaurant. It is feminine; the plural is نَادِلَاتٌ. Use it when referring to a woman who takes orders and serves food.
Example sentences
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قَدَّمَتِ النَّادِلَةُ الطَّبَقَةَ لِلْزُّبَانِ.
qaddamat al-nādilatu al-ṭabaqata lil-zubbāni.
The waitress served the dish to the customer.
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طَلَبَ الزُّبَانُ مَشْرُوبًا وَالنَّادِلَةُ أَحْضَرَتْهُ.
ṭalaba al-zubbānu mashrūban wa al-nādilatu aḥḍarat-hu.
The customer ordered a drink and the waitress brought it.
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الشُّكْرُ لِلنَّادِلَةِ عَلى خِدْمَتِهَا السَّرِيعَةِ.
al-shukru lil-nādilati ʿalā khidmatihā al-sarīʿati.
Thanks to the waitress for her quick service.
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.
Her mother was a waitress and her father repaired mainframe computers.
كانت والدتها تعمل كنادلة بينما والدها كان يصلح أجهزة الحواسيب المركزية.
We went in and sat down at the booth, and the waitress came over, made a big commotion over Tipper.
دخلنا الى المطعم وجلسنا, ثم جاءت النادلة, قامت بانتفاضة عظيمة في وجه تيبر.
The waitress found a knife, stabbing at the victim's throat, killing him and also injuring one of his colleagues.
بعدئذ وجدت النادلة سكيناً فطعنت المرحوم في حلقه قاتلةً إياه ومصيبةً أحد زميليه.
The waitress later called police and surrendered. The news immediately triggered a public discussion after it was revealed.
اتّصلت النادلة بالشرطة فيما بعد وسلّمت نفسها.
Deng Yujiao, a waitress in Hubei Province stabbed an official to death and injured another in resisting their sexual advances.
طعنت (دنغ يوجياو) التي تعمل كنادلة في محافظة (هوباي) مسؤولاً حكومياً إلى حد الموت وجرحت مسؤولاً آخر أثناء مقاومتها لمحاولاتهما الجنسية.
If you dare to ask for a bigger plate or an extra helping, the waitress gives you that withering Soviet look - you want too much.
وإذا تجرأ أحدهم فطلب صحناً أكبر أو مساعدة إضافية، فإنه يتلقى تلك النظرة السوفييتية المهلكة من النادلة، والتي تعني أنه يطالب بأكثر مما ينبغي.
Questions and answers
Is نادلة used in formal Arabic?
Yes, نادلة is standard and understood in both formal and colloquial contexts.
What is the masculine form?
The masculine counterpart is نادل (nādir).
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