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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

  1. noun A man of a higher rank or position.
  2. noun A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly.
  3. noun To a knight or other low member of the peerage.
  4. noun To a superior military officer.

Full definition of sir

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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