sir in Arabic
أُسْتَاذ ʔustāḏ
UK/sɜː//sɜɹ/
sir in Arabic: أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ), سَيِّد (sayyid), سَيِّدِي (sayyidī), حَضْرَتَك (ḥaḍratak). In English, sir means a man of a higher rank or position.
Arabic words for sir
- address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown
- أُسْتَاذ ʔustāḏ, سَيِّد sayyid, سَيِّدِي sayyidī, حَضْرَتَك ḥaḍratak, أَفَنْدِي ʔafandī, بَاشَا bāšā
- title of a nobleman
- سَيِّد sayyid, سَيِّدَة sayyida
English meaning of sir
- noun A man of a higher rank or position.
- noun A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly.
- noun To a knight or other low member of the peerage.
- noun To a superior military officer.
sir in a sentence
- Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.
- Here's my report, sir.
- Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to the art museum?
sir in other languages
Questions about sir in Arabic
- What is the meaning of sir in Arabic?
- Sir in Arabic is أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ), سَيِّد (sayyid), سَيِّدِي (sayyidī), حَضْرَتَك (ḥaḍratak).
- ما معنى كلمة sir؟
- Sir: أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ), سَيِّد (sayyid), سَيِّدِي (sayyidī), حَضْرَتَك (ḥaḍratak).
- What does sir mean in English?
- Sir means a man of a higher rank or position.
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