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glass ceiling in Arabic

السقف الزجاجي

UK/ɡlɑːs ˈsiːlɪŋ//ɡlæs ˈsilɪŋ/

glass ceiling in Arabic: السقف الزجاجي. In English, glass ceiling means an unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group (originally women).

Arabic words for glass ceiling

unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion for a member of a specific demographic group; barrier to progression that is not obvious
السقف الزجاجي

English meaning of glass ceiling

  1. noun An unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group (originally women).
  2. noun A barrier to progression that is not obvious.

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What is the meaning of glass ceiling in Arabic?
Glass ceiling in Arabic is السقف الزجاجي.
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Glass ceiling: السقف الزجاجي.
What does glass ceiling mean in English?
Glass ceiling means an unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group (originally women).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: glass ceiling (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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