civilian in Arabic
مَدَنِيّ madaniyy
/sɪˈvɪl.jən/
civilian in Arabic: مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy), مَدَنِيَّة (madaniyya). In English, civilian means a person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
Arabic words for civilian
- non-military person
- مَدَنِيّ madaniyy, مَدَنِيَّة madaniyya
- not related to the military armed forces
- مَدَنِيّ madaniyy
English meaning of civilian
- noun A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
- noun A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.
- noun One skilled in civil law.
- noun A student of civil law at a university or college.
civilian in a sentence
- Three civilians were apprehended by the soldiers and taken away in a military vehicle.
- The bathroom was for employees only, so civilians weren't allowed to use it.
- The three detainees were actually army defectors wearing civilian clothing.
civilian in other languages
Questions about civilian in Arabic
- What is the meaning of civilian in Arabic?
- Civilian in Arabic is مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy), مَدَنِيَّة (madaniyya).
- ما معنى كلمة civilian؟
- Civilian: مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy), مَدَنِيَّة (madaniyya).
- What does civilian mean in English?
- Civilian means a person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: civilian (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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